hulda

See also: Hulda

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hulda, compare the Icelandic below.

Noun

hulda f (genitive singular huldu, plural huldur)

1. invisible ghost
2. a moth (Hepialus humuli)

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hulda	huldan	huldur	huldurnar
accusative	huldu	hulduna	huldur	huldurnar
dative	huldu	hulduni	huldum	huldunum
genitive	huldu	huldunnar	hulda	huldanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hulda (“secrecy, hiding”), probably related to hylja (“to cover, hide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʏlta/
• Rhymes: -ʏlta

Noun

hulda f (genitive singular huldu, nominative plural huldur)

1. secrecy

   Synonym: leynd

Declension

Declension of hulda (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hulda	huldan	huldur	huldurnar
accusative	huldu	hulduna	huldur	huldurnar
dative	huldu	huldunni	huldum	huldunum
genitive	huldu	huldunnar	huldna	huldnanna

Derived terms

• drepa einhverju á huldu
• huldu- (“hidden, secret, of secrecy”)
• huldubarn
• huldublik
• huldublóm
• hulduborg
• huldubúi
• huldubyggð
• huldudalur
• huldudýr
• huldufé
• huldufélag
• huldufólk
• huldufólksborg
• huldufólksbyggð
• huldufólksbær
• huldufólksheimkynni
• huldufólksheimur
• huldufólkskýr
• huldufólkssaga
• huldufólkstrú
• huldugrein
• huldugróður
• hulduheimaskipti
• hulduheimur
• hulduhestur
• vera á huldu (“to be unclear”)
• vera hulda yfir einhverju

Related terms

• hylja (“to hide, to conceal”)

Old High German

Alternative forms

• holda

Etymology

Likely from Proto-Germanic *hulþǭ which is a feminine form of *hulþô (“trustee, friend”), from the adjective *hulþaz (“favorable, inclined”).

Noun

hulda f

1. favour

Declension

Declension of hulda (ō-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	hulda	huldā
accusative	hulda	huldā
genitive	hulda	huldōno
dative	huldu	huldōm

Antonyms

• unholda

Descendants

• German: Holle

References

1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
2. Grimm Jacob, Teutonic Mythology, 267

Swedish

Adjective

hulda

1. inflection of huld:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural