lyda

See also: Lyda and lýða

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²lyːɑ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hljóða (“sound”).

Alternative forms

Verb

lyda (present tense lyder, past tense lydde, past participle lydd or lydt, present participle lydande, imperative lyd)

  1. to produce sound

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hlýða (“obey”).

Alternative forms

Verb

lyda (present tense lyder, past tense lydde, past participle lydd or lydt, present participle lydande, imperative lyd)

  1. to listen
  2. to obey, be obedient
    Det kan vera vanskeleg å få barn til å lyda.
    It can be hard to make children be obedient.
  3. to sound (sound like something)
    Det lyder rart.
    That sounds strange.

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lyþa, from Old Norse hlýða, from Proto-Germanic *hliuþijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

lyda

  1. to obey
    en god hund lyder sin husbondes röst
    a good dog obeys its master's voice
  2. to sound, to be worded, to have a wording
    den nya lagen lyder som följer
    the new law has the following wording

Conjugation

  • åtlyda
  • lydelse
  • lydkonung
  • lydnad
  • lydrike
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