hýr

See also: hyr

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hýrr, from Proto-Germanic *hiurijaz, *gahiurijaz, perhaps derived with a locative suffix *-r- from the stem *hiw- (compare Icelandic hjú, hjón and hýbýli), then originally denoting a connection to the home and family with the connotation of happiness and comfort as among one's loved ones.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈçiːr/

  Rhymes: -iːr

Adjective

hýr (comparative hýrari, superlative hýrastur)

1. glad, happy, satisfied
2. (colloquial) gay, homosexual
3. tipsy

Declension

positive forms of hýr

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hýr	hýr	hýrt
	accusative	hýran	hýra
	dative	hýrum	hýrri	hýru
	genitive	hýrs	hýrrar	hýrs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hýrir	hýrar	hýr
	accusative	hýra
	dative	hýrum
	genitive	hýrra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hýri	hýra	hýra
	acc/dat/gen	hýra	hýru
	plural (all-case)	hýru

comparative forms of hýr

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	hýrari	hýrari	hýrara
	plural (all-case)	hýrari

superlative forms of hýr

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hýrastur	hýrust	hýrast
	accusative	hýrastan	hýrasta
	dative	hýrustum	hýrastri	hýrustu
	genitive	hýrasts	hýrastrar	hýrasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hýrastir	hýrastar	hýrust
	accusative	hýrasta
	dative	hýrustum
	genitive	hýrastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hýrasti	hýrasta	hýrasta
	acc/dat/gen	hýrasta	hýrustu
	plural (all-case)	hýrustu

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “hýr”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Old Norse

Adjective

hýr

1. inflection of hýrr:
   1. positive degree strong feminine nominative singular
   2. positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural