hyld

Old English

Alternative forms

• held

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Germanic *hulþǭ, feminine form of *hulþô (“trustee, friend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xyld/, [hyɫd]

Noun

hyld m

1. grace, favor, protection

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hyld	hyldas
accusative	hyld	hyldas
genitive	hyldes	hylda
dative	hylde	hyldum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hyld”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.