gildra

Icelandic

Noun

gildra f (genitive singular gildru, nominative plural gildrur)

1. trap

Declension

Declension of gildra (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gildra	gildran	gildrur	gildrurnar
accusative	gildru	gildruna	gildrur	gildrurnar
dative	gildru	gildrunni	gildrum	gildrunum
genitive	gildru	gildrunnar	gildra	gildranna

Further reading

• “gildra” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²jɪldrɑ/

Noun

gildra f

1. definite singular of gildre

Verb

gildra

1. past tense of gildre
2. supine of gildre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²jɪldrɑ/

Noun

gildra f (definite singular gildra, indefinite plural gildrer or gildror, definite plural gildrene or gildrone)

1. definite singular of gildre
2. (pre-2012) alternative form of gildre

Verb

gildra (present tense gildrar, past tense gildra, past participle gildra, passive infinitive gildrast, present participle gildrande, imperative gildra/gildr)

1. alternative form of gildre

Old Norse

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

gildra f (genitive gildru)

1. a trap

Declension

  Declension of gildra (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gildra	gildran	gildrur	gildrurnar
accusative	gildru	gildruna	gildrur	gildrurnar
dative	gildru	gildrunni	gildrum	gildrunum
genitive	gildru	gildrunnar	gildrna	gildrnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: gildra
• Norwegian Nynorsk: gildre
• Norwegian Bokmål: gildre

Verb

gildra

1. to trap
2. to set a trap

Conjugation

Conjugation of gildra — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	gildra
present participle	gildrandi
past participle	gildraðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	gildra	gildraða
2nd-person singular	gildrar	gildraðir
3rd-person singular	gildrar	gildraði
1st-person plural	gildrum	gildruðum
2nd-person plural	gildrið	gildruðuð
3rd-person plural	gildra	gildruðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	gildra	gildraða
2nd-person singular	gildrir	gildraðir
3rd-person singular	gildri	gildraði
1st-person plural	gildrim	gildraðim
2nd-person plural	gildrið	gildraðið
3rd-person plural	gildri	gildraði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	gildra
1st-person plural	gildrum
2nd-person plural	gildrið

Conjugation of gildra — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	gildrask
present participle	gildrandisk
past participle	gildrazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	gildrumk	gildruðumk
2nd-person singular	gildrask	gildraðisk
3rd-person singular	gildrask	gildraðisk
1st-person plural	gildrumsk	gildruðumsk
2nd-person plural	gildrizk	gildruðuzk
3rd-person plural	gildrask	gildruðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	gildrumk	gildruðumk
2nd-person singular	gildrisk	gildraðisk
3rd-person singular	gildrisk	gildraðisk
1st-person plural	gildrimsk	gildraðimsk
2nd-person plural	gildrizk	gildraðizk
3rd-person plural	gildrisk	gildraðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	gildrask
1st-person plural	gildrumsk
2nd-person plural	gildrizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: gildra
• Norwegian Nynorsk: gildra, gildre
• Norwegian Bokmål: gildre
• Swedish: gillra
• → Middle English: gildren

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

gildra

1. inflection of gildr:
   1. strong masculine genitive plural
   2. strong feminine genitive plural
   3. strong neuter genitive plural

References

• “gildra”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press