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hylde.

shelf

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/hylə/[ˈhylə]

  1. shelf

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Germanic *hulþijǭ, cognate with Swedish hylla. Related to *helþaz (“frame”) (Danish hjald).

verb/hylə/[ˈhylə]

  1. to praise, exalt

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse hylla, from Proto-Germanic *hulþijaną, cognate with Swedish hylla. Derived from *hulþaz (“gracious”) (Danish huld).

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