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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.
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