gildra

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Icelandic

Noun

gildra f (genitive singular gildru, nominative plural gildrur)

  1. trap

Declension

Declension of gildra (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gildra gildran gildrur gildrurnar
accusative gildru gildruna gildrur gildrurnar
dative gildru gildrunni gildrum gildrunum
genitive gildru gildrunnar gildra gildranna

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Noun

gildra f

  1. definite singular of gildre

Verb

gildra

  1. past tense of gildre
  2. supine of gildre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Noun

gildra f (definite singular gildra, indefinite plural gildrer or gildror, definite plural gildrene or gildrone)

  1. definite singular of gildre
  2. (pre-2012) alternative form of gildre

Verb

gildra (present tense gildrar, past tense gildra, past participle gildra, passive infinitive gildrast, present participle gildrande, imperative gildra/gildr)

  1. alternative form of gildre

Old Norse

Etymology 1

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Noun

gildra f (genitive gildru)

  1. a trap
Declension
  Declension of gildra (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gildra gildran gildrur gildrurnar
accusative gildru gildruna gildrur gildrurnar
dative gildru gildrunni gildrum gildrunum
genitive gildru gildrunnar gildrna gildrnanna
Descendants
  • Icelandic: gildra
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gildre
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gildre

Verb

gildra

  1. to trap
  2. to set a trap
Conjugation
Conjugation of gildra — active (weak class 2)
infinitive gildra
present participle gildrandi
past participle gildraðr
indicative present past
1st-person singular gildra gildraða
2nd-person singular gildrar gildraðir
3rd-person singular gildrar gildraði
1st-person plural gildrum gildruðum
2nd-person plural gildrið gildruðuð
3rd-person plural gildra gildruðu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular gildra gildraða
2nd-person singular gildrir gildraðir
3rd-person singular gildri gildraði
1st-person plural gildrim gildraðim
2nd-person plural gildrið gildraðið
3rd-person plural gildri gildraði
imperative present
2nd-person singular gildra
1st-person plural gildrum
2nd-person plural gildrið
Conjugation of gildra — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive gildrask
present participle gildrandisk
past participle gildrazk
indicative present past
1st-person singular gildrumk gildruðumk
2nd-person singular gildrask gildraðisk
3rd-person singular gildrask gildraðisk
1st-person plural gildrumsk gildruðumsk
2nd-person plural gildrizk gildruðuzk
3rd-person plural gildrask gildruðusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular gildrumk gildruðumk
2nd-person singular gildrisk gildraðisk
3rd-person singular gildrisk gildraðisk
1st-person plural gildrimsk gildraðimsk
2nd-person plural gildrizk gildraðizk
3rd-person plural gildrisk gildraðisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular gildrask
1st-person plural gildrumsk
2nd-person plural gildrizk
Descendants

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

gildra

  1. inflection of gildr:
    1. strong masculine genitive plural
    2. strong feminine genitive plural
    3. strong neuter genitive plural

References

  • “gildra”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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