hilding

[ hil-ding ]

/ ˈhɪl dɪŋ /

noun Archaic.

a contemptible person.

Nearby words

hildebrand, hildegard of bingen, hildegard von bingen, hildegarde, hildesheim, hilding, hilitis, hill, hill climb, hill country, hill myna

Origin of hilding

1575–85; perhaps to be identified with Middle English heldinge, hilding bending, swerving aside, Old English hylding, equivalent to hyld(an) to bend, incline + -ing -ing¹

Examples from the Web for hilding

But Hilding, full of his errand, began at once to speak: "I am sent by the sons of Bele," said he.
Told by the Northmen:|E. M. [Ethel Mary] Wilmot-Buxton
Both the conflicts between father and son, within the Hilding family, are pendants and each other's antithesis.
Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3|Viktor Rydberg, Ph.D.
No other outcome of his errand had Hilding: he went back speedily to the kings, and told them Frithiof's answer.
The Story Of Frithiof The Bold|Anonymous
Which showed that he had been all the time occupied with Hilding's errand.
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12)|Various

Borgar's transformation from stepfather to the father of a Hilding shall be explained below.
Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3|Viktor Rydberg, Ph.D.