hild

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hildiz, from Proto-Indo-European *kola-, *klā- (“to beat, kill”). Cognate with Old Saxon hild, Old High German hiltia, Old Norse hildr. The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek κόλος (kolos), Latin clādēs, Old Irish coll (Breton claza), Slavic *koltī (Russian колоть).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hild/

Noun

hild f

1. (poetic) battle, war

Declension

    Declension of hild (strong i-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	hild	hilde, hilda
accusative	hild, hilde	hilde, hilda
genitive	hilde	hilda
dative	hilde	hildum

Derived terms

hildebord hildedēor

hilderǣs hildewǣpen