hulda

See also: Hulda

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hulda, compare the Icelandic below.

Noun

hulda f (genitive singular huldu, plural huldur)

  1. invisible ghost
  2. a moth (Hepialus humuli)

Declension

f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hulda huldan huldur huldurnar
accusative huldu hulduna huldur huldurnar
dative huldu hulduni huldum huldunum
genitive huldu huldunnar hulda huldanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hulda (“secrecy, hiding”), probably related to hylja (“to cover, hide”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhʏlta/
  • Rhymes: -ʏlta

Noun

hulda f (genitive singular huldu, nominative plural huldur)

  1. secrecy
    Synonym: leynd

Declension

Declension of hulda (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hulda huldan huldur huldurnar
accusative huldu hulduna huldur huldurnar
dative huldu huldunni huldum huldunum
genitive huldu huldunnar huldna huldnanna

Derived terms

  • drepa einhverju á huldu
  • huldu- (“hidden, secret, of secrecy”)
  • huldubarn
  • huldublik
  • huldublóm
  • hulduborg
  • huldubúi
  • huldubyggð
  • huldudalur
  • huldudýr
  • huldufé
  • huldufélag
  • huldufólk
  • huldufólksborg
  • huldufólksbyggð
  • huldufólksbær
  • huldufólksheimkynni
  • huldufólksheimur
  • huldufólkskýr
  • huldufólkssaga
  • huldufólkstrú
  • huldugrein
  • huldugróður
  • hulduheimaskipti
  • hulduheimur
  • hulduhestur
  • vera á huldu (“to be unclear”)
  • vera hulda yfir einhverju
  • hylja (“to hide, to conceal”)

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • holda

Etymology

Likely from Proto-Germanic *hulþǭ which is a feminine form of *hulþô (“trustee, friend”), from the adjective *hulþaz (“favorable, inclined”).

Noun

hulda f

  1. favour

Declension

Declension of hulda (ō-stem)
case singular plural
nominative hulda huldā
accusative hulda huldā
genitive hulda huldōno
dative huldu huldōm

Antonyms

Descendants

  • German: Holle

References

  • Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
  • Grimm Jacob, Teutonic Mythology, 267

Swedish

Adjective

hulda

  1. inflection of huld:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural
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