hǫldr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haluþaz, alternative form of *haliþaz. Cognate with Old English hæleþ.

Noun

hǫldr m

1. (poetic) man, hero

Declension

  Declension of hǫldr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hǫldr	hǫldrinn	hǫldar	hǫldarnir
accusative	hǫld	hǫldinn	hǫlda	hǫldana
dative	hǫldi	hǫldinum	hǫldum	hǫldunum
genitive	hǫlds	hǫldsins	hǫlda	hǫldanna

Descendants

• Old English: hold
  • Middle English: hold