hylde

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hylə/, [ˈhylə]
  • Synonym: hylle

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hulþijǭ, cognate with Swedish hylla. Related to *helþaz (“frame”) (Danish hjald).

Noun

hylde c (singular definite hylden, plural indefinite hylder)

  1. shelf
Declension
Declension of hylde
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hylde hylden hylder hylderne
genitive hyldes hyldens hylders hyldernes
Derived terms
  • boghylde
  • hyldeknægt
  • kaminhylde
  • klippehylde

References

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hylla, from Proto-Germanic *hulþijaną, cognate with Swedish hylla. Derived from *hulþaz (“gracious”) (Danish huld).

Verb

hylde (past tense hyldede, past participle hyldet)

  1. to praise, exalt
Conjugation
Conjugation of hylde
active passive
present hylder hyldes
past hyldede hyldedes
infinitive hylde hyldes
imperative hyld —
participle
present hyldende
past hyldet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund hylden
Derived terms

References

Middle English

Noun

hylde

  1. alternative form of helde (“hill”)

Verb

hylde

  1. simple past of hilden (“to skin”)

Verb

hylde

  1. alternative form of helden (“to pour”)

Verb

hylde

  1. alternative form of hiled: past participle of hilen (“to cover”)

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxyl.de/, [ˈhyɫ.de]

Noun

hylde

  1. dative singular of hyld
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