hvellr

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

hvellr

  1. shrill
  2. sharp (in tone)
  3. clear (about a voice)

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: hvellur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvell

References[edit]

  • hvellr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press