hvíld
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse. Cognate with Danish hvile (“rest”), German Weile, Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “interval, time period”), English while.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hvíld f (genitive singular hvíldar, nominative plural hvíldir)
Declension edit
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 edit
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
Derived from hvíla.
Noun edit
hvíld f (genitive hvíldar, plural hvíldir)
- rest, repose
- pause
- þá var hvíld nǫkkur á um bardagann.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Declension edit
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 edit
- hvíldardagr m (“day of rest, the Sabbath”)
- hvíldarhestr m (“relay horse”)
- hvíldarlauss (“restless”)
Descendants edit
Verb edit
hvíld
- inflection of hvíla:
References edit
- hvíld in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.