העלד

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German helt (genitive heldes), from Old High German helid, from Proto-Germanic *haliþaz (“man, hero”), further etymology unknown.

Noun

העלד • (held) m, plural העלדן (heldn) or העלדס (helds)

1. hero
2. protagonist

Synonyms

• גבור (giber)

Derived terms

• העלדין (heldin)
• העלדיש (heldish)