hilmir

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse hilmir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɪlmɪːr/ Rhymes: -ɪlmɪːr === Noun === hilmir m (genitive singular hilmis, nominative plural hilmar) (poetic) king, prince Synonyms: konungur, kóngur, (archaic, poetic) lofðungur ==== Declension ==== == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *hilmijaz, from *helmaz (“helmet”) (whence hjalmr (“helmet”)), thus perhaps literally meaning "helmet-provider". === Noun === hilmir m (genitive hilmis) prince ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “hilmir”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive