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Gender Masculine
Usage Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Meaning & History
Derived from Old Norse hjalmr ("helmet, protection") and -þér ("servant"). In Norse mythology Hjálmþér and his brother Ǫlvir are the children of a jarl (or chieftain). Their wicked stepmother forces them to work as thralls (slaves or servants) until they have performed an impossible task.