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hyldu

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
hyldu, e; hyldo; indecl. f.
Wright's OE grammar
§43; §112; §383; §563;
Kindness, favour, affection, friendship, grace, fidelity, loyalty [v. hold.]
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  • Ys mé heortan gehygd hyldu Drihtnes

    Deus cordis mei,

    • Ps. Th. 72, 21.

  • His hyldo is unc betere tó gewinnanne ðonne his wiðermédo

    his favour is better for us to gain than his hostility,

    • Cd. 30
      • ;
    • Th. 41, 20
      • ;
    • Gen. 659.

  • Ðé wæs leófra his sibb and hyldo ðonne ðín sylfes bearn his

    [God's] peace and grace were dearer to thee than thine own child,

    • 141
      • ;
    • Th. 176, 33
      • ;
    • Gen. 292l
      • .

  • Unc is his hyldo þearf

    we need his favour,

    • 32
      • ;
    • Th. 41, 30
      • ;
    • Gen. 664
      • :
    • Judth. 9
      • ;
    • Thw. 21, 3
      • ;
    • Jud. 4
      • .

  • Hyldo tó wedde

    as a pledge of favour,

    • Beo. Th. 5989
      • ;
    • B. 2998
      • .

  • For ealdre hyldo

    from old friendship; amicitia vetus,

    • Ors. 3, 9
      • ;
    • Swt. 130, 28
      • .

  • Eallum monnum nánuht swá gód ne þuhte swá hié tó his hyldo becóme

    to all men nothing seemed so good as to obtain his favour,

    • 5, 15
      • ;
    • Swt. 250, 18
      • .

  • Ácwæþ hine fram his hyldo,

    • Cd. 16
      • ;
    • Th. 20, 6;
    • Gen. 304
      • .

  • Hyldo

    affectum,

    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 1, 12.

  • Swá ic áge Pharaones helde

    so may I possess the favour of Pharaoh;

    per salutem Pharaonis,

    • Gen. 42, 15.

  • Wé hraðe begytan hyldo ðíne

    cito anticipet nos misericordia tua,

    • Ps. Th. 78, 8.

  • Wutun úrum Hǽlende hyldo gebeódan

    jubilemus Deo salutari nostro,

    • 94, 1.

  • Ic hyldo sóhte

    I sought grace,

    • 118, 123.

  • Englas ðe ǽr godes hyldo gelǽston

    angels who were loyal to God,

    • Cd. 17
      • ;
    • Th. 21, 9
      • ;
    • Gen. 321
      • :
    • Ps. Th. 55, 10
      • :
    • 84, 8.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. huldi grace, favour, devotion
:
O. Frs. helde, hulde
:
Icel. hylli favour, grace
:
O. H. Ger. huldi gratia, favor, devotio, fides
:
Ger. huld.
]
Derived forms
hláford-, un-hyldu
Similar entries
and see helde, hyld.
Linked entries
v.  helde.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “hyldu.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/20308.

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