hlé

See also: hle

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hlé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̥jɛː/

  Rhymes: -ɛː

Noun

hlé n (genitive singular hlés, nominative plural hlé)

1. break, rest
   • Allt í lagi. Við tökum fimm mínútna hlé.

     Alright. We'll take a five minute break.

2. intermission, interval
   • Hvenær er hléið?

     When is the intermission?

3. shelter

Synonyms

• (break, rest): lát
• (shelter): skjól

Old Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Norse ᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨ n (hlaiwa, “grave”), from Proto-Germanic *hlaiwą. Possibly more closely related to Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐌾𐌰 (hlija, “booth, tent”).

Noun

hlé n (genitive hlés, plural hlé)

1. shelter (from wind or rain), lee

Declension

  Declension of hlé (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hlé	hléit	hlé	hléin
accusative	hlé	hléit	hlé	hléin
dative	hléi	hléinu	hléum	hléunum
genitive	hlés	hlésins	hléa	hléanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: hlé
• Norwegian Bokmål: le
• Norwegian Nynorsk: le
• Swedish: lä
• Danish: læ