hult

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Verb === hult inflection of hullen: second/third-person singular present indicative (archaic) plural imperative == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== hult alternative form of hilte (“hilt”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== hult alternative form of huldeþ: third-person singular present indicative of hilden (“to skin”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== hult alternative form of held: simple past of holden (“to hold”) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Adjective === hult neuter singular of hul == Swedish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Swedish hult, from Old Norse holt (“wood”), from Proto-Germanic *hultą (“wood”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat, break”). Cognate with English holt and German Holz. First attested in 1210–1216. === Noun === hult c (obsolete) wood, forest (of any size); (or strictly) coppice Synonym: skog ==== Usage notes ==== Although obsolete in modern Swedish and unfamiliar to most speakers, the term survives in a number of placenames. ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === hult indefinite neuter singular of huld === References === hult in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)