hulda

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse hulda, compare the Icelandic below. === Noun === hulda f (genitive singular huldu, plural huldur) invisible ghost a moth (Hepialus humuli) ==== Declension ==== == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse hulda (“secrecy, hiding”), probably related to hylja (“to cover, hide”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhʏlta/ Rhymes: -ʏlta === Noun === hulda f (genitive singular huldu, nominative plural huldur) secrecy Synonym: leynd ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== hylja (“to hide, to conceal”) == Old High German == === Alternative forms === holda === Etymology === Likely from Proto-Germanic *hulþǭ which is a feminine form of *hulþô (“trustee, friend”), from the adjective *hulþaz (“favorable, inclined”). === Noun === hulda f favour ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== unholda ==== Descendants ==== German: Holle ==== References ==== Köbler, Gerhard (2014), Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎[1] (in German), 6th edition Grimm Jacob, Teutonic Mythology, 267 == Swedish == === Adjective === hulda inflection of huld: definite singular plural