gjald

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gjald, from Proto-Germanic *geldą (reward, gift, money), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (to pay).

Noun

gjald n (genitive singular gjalds, plural gjøld)

  1. fee, payment

Declension

Declension of gjald
n5 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gjald gjaldið gjøld gjøldini
accusative gjald gjaldið gjøld gjøldini
dative gjaldi gjaldinum gjøldum gjøldunum
genitive gjalds gjaldsins gjalda gjaldanna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gjald, from Proto-Germanic *geldą (reward, gift, money), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (to pay).

Noun

gjald n (genitive singular gjalds, nominative plural gjöld)

  1. fee, payment
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gjald

  1. second-person singular imperative of gjalda

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *geldą.

Noun

gjald n (genitive gjalds, plural gjǫld)

  1. payment, recompense

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: gjald
  • Faroese: gjald
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjeld f; (dialectal) gjøld f (from plural gjǫld)
  • Old Swedish: giæld, giald, giæl, gæld
  • Danish: gæld
    • Norwegian Bokmål: gjeld m or f (feminine from Norwegian)