gildr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gildiz.

Adjective

gildr

  1. valued at [with dative]
  2. of full value
  3. great

Declension

Strong declension of gildr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gildr gild gilt
accusative gildan gilda gilt
dative gildum gildri gildu
genitive gilds gildrar gilds
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gildir gildar gild
accusative gilda gildar gild
dative gildum gildum gildum
genitive gildra gildra gildra
Weak declension of gildr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gildi gilda gilda
accusative gilda gildu gilda
dative gilda gildu gilda
genitive gilda gildu gilda
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gildu gildu gildu
accusative gildu gildu gildu
dative gildum gildum gildum
genitive gildu gildu gildu
Declension of comparative of gildr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gildari gildari gildara
accusative gildara gildari gildara
dative gildara gildari gildara
genitive gildara gildari gildara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gildari gildari gildari
accusative gildari gildari gildari
dative gildurum gildurum gildurum
genitive gildari gildari gildari
Strong declension of superlative of gildr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gildastr gildust gildast
accusative gildastan gildasta gildast
dative gildustum gildastri gildustu
genitive gildasts gildastrar gildasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gildastir gildastar gildust
accusative gildasta gildastar gildust
dative gildustum gildustum gildustum
genitive gildastra gildastra gildastra
Weak declension of superlative of gildr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gildasti gildasta gildasta
accusative gildasta gildustu gildasta
dative gildasta gildustu gildasta
genitive gildasta gildustu gildasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gildustu gildustu gildustu
accusative gildustu gildustu gildustu
dative gildustum gildustum gildustum
genitive gildustu gildustu gildustu

Descendants

  • Icelandic: gildur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gild
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gild
  • Old Swedish: gilder

Further reading

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