hjald

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hjallr (“scaffold”), from Proto-Germanic *helþaz (“stack, frame”), cognate with Norwegian hjell, Swedish hjälle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jalˀ/, [ˈjalˀ]

Noun

hjald n (singular definite hjaldet, plural indefinite hjald or hjalder)

  1. (archaic) platform
  2. (dated) perch (for hens to sleep on)

Declension

Declension of hjald
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hjald hjaldet hjald
hjalder 		hjaldene
hjalderne
genitive hjalds hjaldets hjalds
hjalders 		hjaldenes
hjaldernes

References

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