hjald

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hjallr (“scaffold”), from Proto-Germanic *helþaz (“stack, frame”), cognate with Norwegian hjell, Swedish hjälle.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jalˀ/, [ˈjalˀ]

Noun

hjald n (singular definite hjaldet, plural indefinite hjald or hjalder)

  1. (archaic) platform
  2. (dated) perch (for hens to sleep on)

Declension
Declension of hjald
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hjald hjaldet hjald
hjalder		 hjaldene
hjalderne
genitive hjalds hjaldets hjalds
hjalders		 hjaldenes
hjaldernes

References
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