Huld

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German hulde, hülde, from Old High German huldī (friendliness), from Proto-West Germanic *hulþī. Cognate to Dutch hulde, Icelandic hylli.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hʊlt/
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Noun

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Huld f (genitive Huld, no plural)

  1. (dated) favor; goodwill; benevolent regard (to a subject, from someone higher up in social hierarchy)
    jemandem seine Huld erweisen(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (Christianity, dated) grace (free and undeserved favour, especially of God; divine assistance in resisting sin)

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Huld” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Huld” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Huld” in Duden online
  • Huld” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • Huld on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de