heldr

== Old Norse == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Germanic *haldiz, comparative of an adjective corresponding to Old High German halto (“much”). Cognates include Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌹𐍃 (haldis, “more, rather”) and Old High German halt (“much more”) (> German halt). According to Duden, ultimately related to *halþaz (“inclined, sloping”). ==== Adverb ==== heldr rather c. 954, Anonymous, Eiríksmál, stanza 6: ===== Derived terms ===== helzt ===== Descendants ===== Icelandic: heldur Faroese: heldur Norwegian: hell, helda, helde, hæller (dialectal) Norwegian Bokmål: heller Norwegian Nynorsk: heller; (nonstandard) hell, helder Old Swedish: hælder, hældar, hæller, haller, hellirs Swedish: heller, hellre Danish: heller ==== References ==== ==== Further reading ==== Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “heldr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== heldr inflection of halda: second-person singular present indicative third-person singular present indicative