hallæri

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse hallæri. The second element -æri is from Proto-Germanic *jēriją from Proto-Germanic *jērą. === Noun === hallæri n (genitive singular hallæris, nominative plural hallæri) famine ==== Declension ==== == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *halþajēriją, that is, hallr (“leaning over, sloping, awry”) +‎ -æri, a ja-stem derivative of ár (“year, harvest”). Compare Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬲𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (dužiiāiriia, “bad year, drought, harvest bringing bad seasons”) === Noun === hallæri (genitive hallæris) famine c. 970, Eyvindr skáldaspillir, loose stanza 14 (excerpt) ==== Declension ====