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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *hulþijǭ, cognate with Swedish hylla. Related to *helþaz (“frame”) (Danish hjald).
Noun
hylde c (singular definite hylden, plural indefinite hylder)
- shelf
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse hylla, from Proto-Germanic *hulþijaną, cognate with Swedish hylla. Derived from *hulþaz (“gracious”) (Danish huld).
Verb
hylde (past tense hyldede, past participle hyldet)
- to praise, exalt
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Middle English
Noun
hylde (plural hyldes or hylden)
- Alternative form of helde (“hill”)
Verb
hylde
- simple past of hilden (“to skin”)
Verb
hylde
- Alternative form of helden (“to pour”)
Verb
hylde
- Alternative form of hiled: past participle of hilen (“to cover”)
Old English
Pronunciation
Noun
hylde
- dative singular of hyld