hogold

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === hegd, hogd, helde (common written variants) === Etymology === From Old Norse hǫgld f (plural hagldir), from Proto-Germanic *hagadlō or *hagudlō, from the root of *hagô (“enclosure”) with the tool suffix *-dlō. Compare Icelandic högld. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²hoːɡol(d)/, /²hoɡːol(d)/ === Noun === hogold f (definite singular hogolda, indefinite plural hogolder, definite plural hogoldene) a kind of buckle used to run a rope through with which hay is trussed ==== Usage notes ==== Few dialects use the form hogold and it is almost exclusively found within dictionaries. Authors may prefer to use other dialectal forms in texts where this tool is mentioned. ==== Related terms ==== hage (“enclosure; garden”) hegg (“bird cherry”)