When the abbess Hild heard of the miracle, she instructed him in the presence of many learned men to turn into verse a portion of the Scriptures.
Hild reigned thirty years at Whitby and died after many years of suffering, during which she never failed to teach her flock, both in public and in private.
I have already referred to one of the greatest of these abbesses, Hild of Whitby.
This is true in the case of the great abbesses, and from the time of Hild and Etheldreda to that of Lady Margaret.
Its history was determined at the Synod of Whitby where Hild appears as the link between the Celtic Aidan and the Roman Wilfrid, a representative figure of the genius of English religion.
Etheldreda of Ely and Hild of Whitby were of the same blood, kin to Edwin and Oswy.
The histories of the School of York and of the School which was to rise on the banks of the Granta had therefore been linked together since the vii century by Hild and Etheldreda.
By all in Hlymdalir I was called Hild with the helm, by all who knew me.
But he niver hild up, an' I let go from the shoulder to where the hair is short over the eyebrows.
When Rolf's mother, Hild heard of it she hastened to the king, and entreated peace for Rolf; but the king was so enraged that here entreaty was of no avail.
Shields resounding, War-horns sounding, Hild is shouting in the din!
I drew Maggie to it, sat down and hildher to me side.
Then Hild went to meet her father, and offered him as a reconciliation from Hedin a necklace; but if he was not willing to accept this, she said that Hedin was prepared for a battle, and Hogne might expect no clemency from him.
But in the night Hild went to the battlefield, and waked up with sorcery all the dead that had fallen.
Wearied at last, upon her bed Queen Hild In fitful slumber sank; but evil dreams Of battle-stricken lands and blood-red streams Swirled through her brain.
Queen Hild sat weaving in her garden-close, When on her startled ear there fell the news Of Christine's flight before the darkling dews Had thrilled with dawn.
With scornful eyes Hildlooked on them and spake: "Can nothing sting Your slumberous hearts from slothful peace to rise?
Far up the stair she heard A silken rustling as, without a word, Relentlessly Queen Hild before her sped For ever up the ever-soaring steep.
Then Hild went to her father and offered atonement from Hedin, but said also that he was quite ready to fight, and Högni need expect no mercy.
According to Bragi, Hild has a necklace, which has caused comparison of this story with that of the Greek Eriphyle.
Weep not, Sigrun, thou hast been Hild to us; heroes must meet their fate.
Högni answered shortly, and Hild returning told Hedin that her father would accept no atonement but bade him prepare to fight.
It is from no love to Hedin that Hild accompanies him, though Saxo would have it so.
Love is inHild nothing more than instinct; in Hervör it is not even that: she would desire nothing from marriage beyond a son to inherit the sword.
They fought till evening, and then returned to their ships; but Hild went on shore and woke up all the slain by sorcery, so that the battle began again next day just as before.
Hild and Hervör are at one extreme: war is their spiritual life.
We further learn from legend that King Anna was married to Hereswith, sister of Hild of Whitby, and Aethelthrith is spoken of as niece to the great abbess Hild.
A year later, when Heiu retired to Calcaria, Hildbecame abbess at Hartlepool.
Bede says that Hild here undertook to construct and arrange a monastery.
The abbess Hild was also there, but she took no part in the discussion.
It was his great reputation as a singer that made Hild seek Caedmon and persuade him to join her community.
Hild came and settled down to a monastic life with a few companions on the river Wear.
Peter and Paul, two settlements spoken of as one, near the mouth of the river Wear, close to where Hild had first settled.
Hereswith afterwards married a king of the Angles, and at a later period was living in the Frankish settlement of Chelles (Cala), where her sister Hild at one time thought of joining her.
The career of these men shows that the system of discipline and education under Hild at Whitby compared favourably with that of other settlements.
Bands of men and of women dwelt here under the government of Frigith, and it was here that the nun Begu had a vision of Hild on the night of her death, when she saw her borne aloft by attendant angels[267].
How long he had hild up an' forced himself fit to march I cannot tell, but in hospital but two days later he was such as I hardly knew.
I've hild up as long as I can, but begad I'm glad 'tis all done.
All this was long an' long ago, but ut hild me straight - for a while.
While she was spakin' the Power hildhim up parade-set in the 'sun, an the sweat dhropped undher his helmet.
Helbig in Roscher's Lexikon der Mythologie, and by Hild in Daremberg and Saglio's Dictionnaire des antiquites.
But he niver hild up, an' I let go from the shoulther to where the hair is short over the eyebrows.
Take um inside the hotel parlour, Nick," he ordered, "fwhere we hildcoort this mornin.
Years back he hild a commission in some cavalry reg'mint in Injia, but he got broke--over a woman, I fancy.
Jon nam there foddik fon Kalta and hira famna mitha, and Minerva hild hira ajn foddik and hira ajn famna.
When Hoegni returned home, he learnt that Hethin had sailed away with Hild and the warship Halfdanarnaut, leaving the dead body of the Queen in his tracks.
I also offer to give up to you both Hild and the warship, and all the men and money contained in it, and to go to such distant lands that I can never return to the North nor into your sight as long as I live.
It may be mentioned here that in the main points of the story--the carrying off of Hild and the subsequent pursuit by the father--all the versions are agreed.
Hild asked Hethin what his intention was, and he told her.
In our version of the story the character of Hildis left wholly undeveloped.
Hoegni replied: "Had you asked me for Hild I would have married her to you; and even in spite of your having carried her off by force we might have made up our quarrel.
On the other hand our version contains no reference to the statement made in Skaldskaparmal and Saxo that it was Hild who by her magic spells restored the dead to life each night.
He replied: "Hoegni will marry me to Hild his daughter as soon as I like to ask him, and then I shall be as well married as he.
Hethin planned to carry off Hild; The Hjathningar are always fighting; They will be reconciled at last; Hild incited the host.
Then he went into the ladies' bower and took the Queen and Hild by either hand and led them out.
Each evening Hild goes to the battlefield and by magic awakens the warriors who have fallen, and they fight the same battle over day after day without ceasing.
Thus amended, this stanza would read: "Of the violation of (Beadu)hild many of us have heard.
They then woo Hild and flee with her from her father's court.
Hild was a Northumbrian Deborah whose counsel was sought even by kings; and the double monastery over which she ruled became a seminary of bishops and priests.
In the morning the cowherd stood before Hild and told his dream.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "hild" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
