hvíld

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse. Cognate with Danish hvile (“rest”), German Weile, Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “interval, time period”), English while.

Pronunciation

Noun

hvíld f (genitive singular hvíldar, nominative plural hvíldir)

  1. rest, repose

Declension

    Declension of hvíld
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvíld hvíldin hvíldir hvíldirnar
accusative hvíld hvíldina hvíldir hvíldirnar
dative hvíld hvíldinni hvíldum hvíldunum
genitive hvíldar hvíldarinnar hvílda hvíldanna

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

Derived from hvíla.

Noun

hvíld f (genitive hvíldar, plural hvíldir)

  1. rest, repose
  2. pause
    þá var hvíld nǫkkur á um bardagann.
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Declension

  Declension of hvíld (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvíld hvíldin hvíldir hvíldirnar
accusative hvíld hvíldina hvíldir hvíldirnar
dative hvíld hvíldinni hvíldum hvíldunum
genitive hvíldar hvíldarinnar hvílda hvíldanna

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hvíld
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvild

Verb

hvíld

  1. inflection of hvíla:
    1. past participle strong feminine nominative singular
    2. past participle strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

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