hvíld

== Icelandic == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Norse hvíld. Cognate with Danish hvile (“rest”), German Weile, Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “interval, time period”), English while. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xʷilt/ Rhymes: -ilt === Noun === hvíld f (genitive singular hvíldar, nominative plural hvíldir) rest, repose ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hvíldarlaus hvíldardagur hvíldarstaður == Old Norse == === Etymology === Derived from hvíla. === Noun === hvíld f (genitive hvíldar, plural hvíldir) rest, repose pause ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hvíldardagr m (“day of rest, the Sabbath”) hvíldarhestr m (“relay horse”) hvíldarlauss (“restless”) ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: hvíld Norwegian Nynorsk: kvild === Verb === hvíld inflection of hvíla: past participle strong feminine nominative singular past participle strong neuter nominative/accusative plural === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “hvíld”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 220; also available at the Internet Archive