hild

See also: Hild

English

Verb

hild

  1. Obsolete form of held.

Middle English

Verb

hild

  1. Alternative form of hiled: past participle of hilen (“to cover”)

Verb

hild

  1. Alternative form of held: simple past of holden (“to hold”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hildr.

Noun

hild f (definite singular hilda, uncountable)

  1. battle (only used in given names)
    Synonyms: strid, (name element) gunn

Female given names:

Male given names:

  • Hilde
  • Hildebjørn
  • Hildebrand
  • Hildegeir
  • Hildeglum
  • Hildegram
  • Hildegrim
  • Hildemar
  • Hildemund
  • Hildetor
  • Hilding
  • Hildolv, Hildulv

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hildi.

Cognate with Old Saxon hild, Old High German hiltia, Old Norse hildr. The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek κόλος (kólos), Latin clādēs, Old Irish coll (Breton claza), Proto-Slavic *kolti (Russian коло́ть (kolótʹ)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xild/, [hiɫd]

Noun

hild f

  1. (poetic) battle, war

Declension
Declension of hild (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hild hilde, hilda
accusative hild, hilde hilde, hilda
genitive hilde hilda
dative hilde hildum

Derived terms
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