gjald

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gjald, from Proto-Germanic *geldą (“reward, gift, money”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”).

Noun

gjald n (genitive singular gjalds, plural gjøld)

1. fee, payment

Declension

n5	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gjald	gjaldið	gjøld	gjøldini
accusative	gjald	gjaldið	gjøld	gjøldini
dative	gjaldi	gjaldinum	gjøldum	gjøldunum
genitive	gjalds	gjaldsins	gjalda	gjaldanna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /calt/

  Rhymes: -alt

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gjald, from Proto-Germanic *geldą (“reward, gift, money”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”).

Noun

gjald n (genitive singular gjalds, nominative plural gjöld)

1. fee, payment

Declension

Declension of gjald (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gjald	gjaldið	gjöld	gjöldin
accusative	gjald	gjaldið	gjöld	gjöldin
dative	gjaldi	gjaldinu	gjöldum	gjöldunum
genitive	gjalds	gjaldsins	gjalda	gjaldanna

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gjald

1. second-person singular imperative of gjalda

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *geldą.

Noun

gjald n (genitive gjalds, plural gjǫld)

1. payment, recompense

Declension

Declension of gjald (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gjald	gjaldit	gjǫld	gjǫldin
accusative	gjald	gjaldit	gjǫld	gjǫldin
dative	gjaldi	gjaldinu	gjǫldum	gjǫldunum
genitive	gjalds	gjaldsins	gjalda	gjaldanna

Related terms

• gildi
• gjalda (“to pay, to give recompense”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: gjald
• Faroese: gjald
• Norwegian Nynorsk: gjeld f; (dialectal) gjøld f (from plural gjǫld)
• Old Swedish: giæld, giald, giæl, gæld
  • Swedish: gäld c
• Danish: gæld
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjeld m or f (feminine from Norwegian)