hjald

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hjallr (“scaffold”), from Proto-Germanic *helþaz (“stack, frame”), cognate with Norwegian hjell, Swedish hjälle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jalˀ/, [ˈjalˀ]

Noun

hjald n (singular definite hjaldet, plural indefinite hjald or hjalder)

1. (archaic) platform
2. (dated) perch (for hens to sleep on)

Declension

Declension of hjald

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hjald	hjaldet	hjald hjalder	hjaldene hjalderne
genitive	hjalds	hjaldets	hjalds hjalders	hjaldenes hjaldernes

References

• “hjald” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog