lyde.
flaw, blemish
Meaning & usage
flaw, blemish
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”).
to obey
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.
to sound, to be realized
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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