hjald

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse hjallr (“scaffold”), from Proto-Germanic *helþaz (“stack, frame”), cognate with Norwegian hjell, Swedish hjälle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jalˀ/, [ˈjalˀ] === Noun === hjald n (singular definite hjaldet, plural indefinite hjald or hjalder) (archaic) drying rack for fish (archaic) platform (dated) perch (for hens to sleep on) ==== Declension ==== === References === “hjald” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog