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hylli.

favour, goodwill

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈhɪtlɪ]
  1. favour, goodwill

    feminine · no-plural
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse hylli, from Proto-Germanic *hulþį̄, from *hulþaz (“inclined, favourable (towards)”) + *-į̄ (“-th, -ness”). Equivalent to hollur (“beneficent, wholesome, loyal”) + -i.

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