hildur

See also: Hildur

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hildr, from Proto-Germanic *hildiz. Same term as Hildur (a valkyria).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɪltʏr]

Noun

hildur f (genitive singular hildar, nominative plural hildir)

1. (poetic) fight, battle

Declension

Declension of hildur (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hildur	hildurin	hildir	hildirnar
accusative	hildi	hildina	hildir	hildirnar
dative	hildi	hildinni	hildum	hildunum
genitive	hildar	hildarinnar	hilda	hildanna

Further reading

• “hildur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)