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

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

lyda (present lyder, preterite lydde or löd, supine lytt, imperative lyd)

  1. to obey
    en god hund lyder sin husbondes röst
    a good dog obeys its master's voice
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hljóða, probably via Danish lyde. Doublet of ljuda.

Verb

lyda (present lyder, preterite löd, supine lydit, imperative lyd)

  1. to sound, to be worded, to have a wording
    den nya lagen lyder som följer
    the new law has the following wording
Conjugation

Further reading

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