heldr
Old Norse edit
Etymology 1 edit
Comparative of an adjective corresponding to Old High German halto (“much”). Cognates include Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌹𐍃 (haldis, “more, rather”) and Old High German halt (“much more”) (> German halt). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Adverb edit
heldr
- rather
- That is rather difficult.
- Es þat heldr vant.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: heldur
- Faroese: heldur
- Norwegian: heller (Bokmål), heller (Nynorsk)
- Old Swedish: hælder, hældar, hæller, haller, hellirs
- Danish: heller
References edit
- “heldr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
heldr
- inflection of halda: