hvíld

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse. Cognate with Danish hvile (“rest”), German Weile, Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “interval, time period”), English while.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xʷilt/
Rhymes: -ilt

Noun

hvíld f (genitive singular hvíldar, nominative plural hvíldir)

rest, repose

Declension

declension of hvíld

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-s2	singular		plural
nominative	hvíld	hvíldin	hvíldir	hvíldirnar
accusative	hvíld	hvíldina	hvíldir	hvíldirnar
dative	hvíld	hvíldinni	hvíldum	hvíldunum
genitive	hvíldar	hvíldarinnar	hvílda	hvíldanna

Derived terms

hvíldarlaus
hvíldardagur
hvíldarstaður

Old Norse

Etymology

Derived from hvíla.

Noun

hvíld f (genitive hvíldar, plural hvíldir)

rest, repose
pause
þá var hvíld nǫkkur á um bardagann.
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Declension

Declension of hvíld (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvíld	hvíldin	hvíldir	hvíldirnar
accusative	hvíld	hvíldina	hvíldir	hvíldirnar
dative	hvíld	hvíldinni	hvíldum	hvíldunum
genitive	hvíldar	hvíldarinnar	hvílda	hvíldanna

Derived terms

hvíldardagr m (“day of rest, the Sabbath”)
hvíldarhestr m (“relay horse”)
hvíldarlauss (“restless”)

Descendants

Icelandic: hvíld
Norwegian Nynorsk: kvild

Verb

hvíld

inflection of hvíla:
1. past participle strong feminine nominative singular
2. past participle strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

References

hvíld in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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