hvíld
Icelandic
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse hvíld. 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)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Declension
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Verb
hvíld
- inflection of hvíla:
- past participle strong feminine nominative singular
- past participle strong neuter nominative/accusative plural
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hvíld”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 220; also available at the Internet Archive