hylja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hylja, from Proto-Germanic *huljaną.

Verb

hylja (third person singular past indicative huldi, third person plural past indicative hult, supine hult)

  1. to veil, to envelop, to cover
  2. to hide

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-19)
infinitive
supine hult
present past
first singular hyli huldi
second singular hylur huldi
third singular hylur huldi
plural hylja huldu
participle (a7)1 hyljandi huldur
imperative
singular hyl!
plural hylið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hylja, from Proto-Germanic *huljaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪlja/
    Rhymes: -ɪlja

Verb

hylja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative huldi, supine hulið)

  1. to hide
    Synonym: fela
  2. to cover
    Synonym: þekja

Conjugation

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hylja – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur hylja
supine sagnbót hulið
present participle
hyljandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég hyl huldi hylji hyldi
þú hylur huldir hyljir hyldir
hann, hún, það hylur huldi hylji hyldi
plural við hyljum huldum hyljum hyldum
þið hyljið hulduð hyljið hylduð
þeir, þær, þau hylja huldu hylji hyldu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú hyl (þú), hyldu
plural þið hyljið (þið), hyljiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
hyljast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að hyljast
supine sagnbót hulist
present participle
hyljandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég hylst huldist hyljist hyldist
þú hylst huldist hyljist hyldist
hann, hún, það hylst huldist hyljist hyldist
plural við hyljumst huldumst hyljumst hyldumst
þið hyljist huldust hyljist hyldust
þeir, þær, þau hyljast huldust hyljist hyldust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú hylst (þú), hylstu
plural þið hylist (þið), hylisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
hulinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
hulinn hulin hulið huldir huldar hulin
accusative
(þolfall)
hulinn hulda hulið hulda huldar hulin
dative
(þágufall)
huldum hulinni huldu huldum huldum huldum
genitive
(eignarfall)
hulins hulinnar hulins hulinna hulinna hulinna
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
huldi hulda hulda huldu huldu huldu
accusative
(þolfall)
hulda huldu hulda huldu huldu huldu
dative
(þágufall)
hulda huldu hulda huldu huldu huldu
genitive
(eignarfall)
hulda huldu hulda huldu huldu huldu

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hylja, from Proto-Germanic *huljaną.

Alternative forms

Verb

hylja (present tense hyl, past tense hylde, supine hylt, past participle hyld, present participle hyljande, imperative hyl)

  1. (transitive) to envelop
  2. (transitive) to hide
Derived terms
  • hylja inn

Etymology 2

Verb

hylja (present tense hyljar, past tense and supine hylja)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of hølja

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *huljaną.

Verb

hylja (singular past indicative huldi, plural past indicative huldu, past participle huldr or huliðr)

  1. to hide, cover [with accusative]

Conjugation

Conjugation of hylja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive hylja
present participle hyljandi
past participle huldr, huliðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular hyl hulda hylja hylda
2nd person singular hylr huldir hylir hyldir
3rd person singular hylr huldi hyli hyldi
1st person plural hyljum huldum hylim hyldim
2nd person plural hylið hulduð hylið hyldið
3rd person plural hylja huldu hyli hyldi
imperative present
2nd person singular hyl
1st person plural hyljum
2nd person plural hylið
Conjugation of hylja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive hyljask
present participle hyljandisk
past participle hulzk, hulizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular hyljumk huldumk hyljumk hyldumk
2nd person singular hylsk huldisk hylisk hyldisk
3rd person singular hylsk huldisk hylisk hyldisk
1st person plural hyljumsk huldumsk hylimsk hyldimsk
2nd person plural hylizk hulduzk hylizk hyldizk
3rd person plural hyljask huldusk hylisk hyldisk
imperative present
2nd person singular hylsk
1st person plural hyljumsk
2nd person plural hylizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hylja
  • Faroese: hylja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hylja, hylje (e-infinitive)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hylle
  • Old Swedish: hylja

Further reading

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