gildi

Faroese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃɪldɪ/

Noun

gildi n (genitive singular gildis, plural gildi or gildir)

  1. celebration
  2. (law) validity
  3. value
  4. (historical) guild

Declension
n24 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gildi gildið gildi(r) gildini
Accusative gildi gildið gildi(r) gildini
Dative gildi gild(i)num gildum gildunum
Genitive gildis gildisins gilda gildanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gildi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈcɪltɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪltɪ

Noun

gildi n (genitive singular gildis, nominative plural gildi)

  1. value, worth
  2. (law) validity
  3. ideal, value
  4. (chemistry) valence
  5. celebration, feast, banquet
  6. guild, union

Declension
declension of gildi
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gildi gildið gildi gildin
accusative gildi gildið gildi gildin
dative gildi gildinu gildum gildunum
genitive gildis gildisins gilda gildanna

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • í gildi ("valid")
  • setja í gildi ("to validate")
  • öðlast gildi ("to become valid, to come into force, to come into effect")
  • ganga úr gildi ("to be annulled")
  • nema úr gildi ("to repeal, to abrogate")
  • jafngildi
  • notagildi
  • verðgildi

Ido

Noun

gildi

  1. plural of gildo

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

gildi n

  1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of gilde

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to gjalda (“to pay, to give recompense)”), gjald (“payment, recompense”).

Noun

gildi n (genitive gildis)

  1. payment, tribute
  2. repute
  3. feast, banquet
  4. guild

Declension
  Declension of gildi (strong ija-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gildi gildit gildi gildin
accusative gildi gildit gildi gildin
dative gildi gildinu gildum gildunum
genitive gildis gildisins gilda gildanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: gildi
  • Faroese: gildi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gilde; (dialectal) gidle
  • Old Swedish: gilde
  • Old Danish: *gelde

Verb

gildi

  1. third-person singular/plural past active subjunctive of gjalda

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