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

Declension of gildi (n24)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gildi gildið gildi, gildir gildini
accusative gildi gildið gildi, gildir gildini
dative gildi gildnum, gildinum 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
    Synonyms: virði, verð
  2. (law) validity
  3. ideal, value
  4. (chemistry) valence
  5. celebration, feast, banquet
  6. guild, union

Declension

Declension of gildi (neuter)
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

Derived terms

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

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

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “gildi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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