hild

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English[edit]

Verb[edit]

hild

  1. Obsolete form of held.
    • 1586, William Warner, “The Seventh Booke. Chapter XXXVI.”, in Albions England. A Continued Historie of the Same Kingdome, from the Originals of the First Inhabitants thereof: [], 5th edition, London: [] Edm[und] Bollifant for George Potter, [], published 1602, →OCLC, page 173:
      He neuer hild but gracious thoughts of women, yeat, I winne, / The fayreſt She he euer ſaw might quit his thoughts of ſinne.

Middle English[edit]

Verb[edit]

hild

  1. Alternative form of hiled: past participle of hilen (to cover)

Verb[edit]

hild

  1. Alternative form of held: simple past of holden (to hold)

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse hildr.

Noun[edit]

hild f (definite singular hilda, uncountable)

  1. battle (only used in given names)
    Synonyms: strid, (name element) gunn

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *hildi.

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 (kólos), Latin clādēs, Old Irish coll (Breton claza), Proto-Slavic *kolti (Russian коло́ть (kolótʹ)).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

hild f

  1. (poetic) battle, war

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