hulde
Danish
Adjective
hulde
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦʏl.də/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: hul‧de
- Rhymes: -ʏldə
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch hulde (“mercy, goodwill, loyalty”), from Old Dutch huldi (“favour”), from Proto-West Germanic *hulþī, from Proto-Germanic *hulþį̄. Derivative of the rare hou (“favourable”) + -e (abstract noun suffix) preserving the original i-mutation. The Middle Dutch variant houde addopted the vowel of the base adjective. Compare waarde and kou. Cognate with Old English hyldo, Old Saxon huldi and Old German huldi (German Huld).[1]
Noun
hulde f (uncountable, no diminutive)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
hulde
- inflection of hullen:
- singular past indicative
- (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive
References
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “hulde”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Middle English
Noun
hulde
- (Early Middle English, Worcestershire) alternative form of helde (“slope”)
Swedish
Adjective
hulde
- definite natural masculine singular of huld