hyldu

== Old English == === Alternative forms === heldu, hyldo === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hulþī; equivalent to hold +‎ -u. Cognate with Old Saxon huldi, Old High German huldī (German Huld), Dutch hulde, Old Norse hylli. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxyl.du/, [ˈhyɫ.du] === Noun === hyldu f kindness, affection, goodwill favor, grace loyalty, devotion ==== Declension ==== Strong ō-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: helde, held, ylde (poetic) === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “HYLDU”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “HYLDU supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.