yllir

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse yllir, whose meaning is unclear from the context. Further etymology uncertain, but certainly related to Swedish hyll, Danish hyld, German Holder (for which compare Holunder).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪtlɪr/
    Rhymes: -ɪtlɪr

Noun

yllir m (genitive singular yllis, nominative plural yllar)

  1. elder (tree)

Declension

Declension of yllir (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative yllir yllirinn yllar yllarnir
accusative ylli yllinn ylla yllana
dative ylli yllinum yllum yllunum
genitive yllis yllisins ylla yllanna

Derived terms

  • ylliber

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “1 yllir”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 1165 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Old Norse

Verb

yllir

  1. second-person singular past subjunctive of valda
  2. second-person singular past subjunctive of vella
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