Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse dylja, from Proto-Germanic *duljaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dylja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative duldi, supine dulið)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to hide, to conceal
    Synonyms: fela, hylja, leyna

Conjugation

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  • dul (concealment)
  • duld (neurosis, complex)
  • dulur (reticent, reserved)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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dylja (present tense dyl, past tense dulde)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of dølja

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *duljaną (to mislead).

Verb

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dylja (singular past indicative duldi, plural past indicative duldu, past participle duldr)

  1. (transitive with accusative) to hide, to conceal

Conjugation

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  • Note also past participle dulinn.
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  • dul f (concealment, secret; self-conceit, pride)
  • dula (to deny)
  • dulr (silent, close)

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: dylja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dølja, dølje, dylja
  • Swedish: dölja
  • Danish: dølge

References

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  • dylja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press