hild

== English == === Verb === hild Obsolete form of held. == Middle English == === Verb === hild alternative form of hiled: past participle of hilen (“to cover”) === Verb === hild alternative form of held: simple past of holden (“to hold”) == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse hildr. === Noun === hild f (definite singular hilda, uncountable) battle (only used in given names) Synonyms: strid, (name element) gunn ==== Related terms ==== Female given names: Male given names: == Old English == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /xild/, [hiɫd] === Noun === hild f (poetic) battle, war Synonym: gūþ ==== Declension ==== Strong i-stem: ==== Derived terms ====