gildi

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɪldɪ/

Noun

gildi n (genitive singular gildis, plural gildi or gildir)

1. celebration
2. (law) validity
3. value
4. (historical) guild

Declension

Declension of gildi (n24)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gildi	gildið	gildi, gildir	gildini
accusative	gildi	gildið	gildi, gildir	gildini
dative	gildi	gildnum, gildinum	gildum	gildunum
genitive	gildis	gildisins	gilda	gildanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gildi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcɪltɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɪltɪ

Noun

gildi n (genitive singular gildis, nominative plural gildi)

1. value, worth

   Synonyms: virði, verð

2. (law) validity
3. ideal, value
4. (chemistry) valence
5. celebration, feast, banquet
6. guild, union

Declension

Declension of gildi (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gildi	gildið	gildi	gildin
accusative	gildi	gildið	gildi	gildin
dative	gildi	gildinu	gildum	gildunum
genitive	gildis	gildisins	gilda	gildanna

Derived terms

• í gildi (“valid”)
• setja í gildi (“to validate”)
• öðlast gildi (“to become valid, to come into force, to come into effect”)
• ganga úr gildi (“to be annulled”)
• nema úr gildi (“to repeal, to abrogate”)
• jafngildi
• notagildi
• verðgildi

Related terms

• gilda
• gildur

Ido

Noun

gildi

1. plural of gildo

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

gildi n

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of gilde

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to gjalda (“to pay, to give recompense)”), gjald (“payment, recompense”).

Noun

gildi n (genitive gildis)

1. payment, tribute
2. repute
3. feast, banquet
4. guild

Declension

Declension of gildi (strong ija-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gildi	gildit	gildi	gildin
accusative	gildi	gildit	gildi	gildin
dative	gildi	gildinu	gildum	gildunum
genitive	gildis	gildisins	gilda	gildanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: gildi
• Faroese: gildi
• Norwegian Nynorsk: gilde; (dialectal) gidle
• Old Swedish: gilde
  • Swedish: gille
• Old Danish: *gelde
  • Danish: gilde
    • Norwegian Bokmål: gilde

Verb

gildi

1. third-person singular/plural past active subjunctive of gjalda

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “gildi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive