hvíld

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse. 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)

1. rest, repose

Declension

declension of hvíld

f-s2	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)

1. rest, repose
2. pause

   þá var hvíld nǫkkur á um bardagann.

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Declension

  Declension of hvíld (strong i-stem)

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

• Icelandic: hvíld
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kvild

Verb

hvíld

1. inflection of hvíla:
   1. past participle strong feminine nominative singular
   2. past participle strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

References

• hvíld in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.