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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

lyde.

flaw, blemish

4 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. flaw, blemish

    common-gender · uncommon
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse lýti f (“ugliness”), lýti n (“flaw”), from Proto-Germanic *liutį̄ f (“deceit”), cognate with Swedish lyte n (“defect”), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍄𐌴𐌹 f (liutei). Derived from the adjective *leutaz (“deceitful”), cf. Old Norse ljótr (“ugly”), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍄𐍃 (liuts, “dishonest”).

verb
  1. to obey

    dated
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish lythæ, from Old Norse hlýða, from Proto-Germanic *hliuþijaną. Cognate with Swedish lyda. Derived from Proto-Germanic *hleuþą (“hearing”), hence Danish lyd (“sound”). The verb originally had a weak conjugation.

verb
  1. to sound, to be realized

  2. to sound (some way)

Where this word comes from

From Old Danish liuthæ, from Old Norse hljóða. Cognate with Swedish ljuda. Derived from the from the noun hljóð, hence Danish lyd. The verb had originally a weak conjugation.

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