hlíð

See also: hlid, hlið, and hliþ

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hlíð, from Proto-Germanic *hlīdō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /l̥iːð/
    Rhymes: -iːð

Noun

hlíð f (genitive singular hlíðar, nominative plural hlíðar)

  1. slope, hillside, mountainside

Declension
declension of hlíð
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hlíð hlíðin hlíðar hlíðarnar
accusative hlíð hlíðina hlíðar hlíðarnar
dative hlíð hlíðinni hlíðum hlíðunum
genitive hlíðar hlíðarinnar hlíða hlíðanna

Synonyms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlīdō, whence also Middle Low German līd, Old High German līta, hlīta.

Noun

hlíð f (genitive hlíðar, plural hlíðir)

  1. slope

Declension
  Declension of hlíð (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hlíð hlíðin hlíðir hlíðirnar
accusative hlíð hlíðina hlíðir hlíðirnar
dative hlíð hlíðinni hlíðum hlíðunum
genitive hlíðar hlíðarinnar hlíða hlíðanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: hlíð
  • Faroese: líð
  • Norwegian Bokmål: li
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: li
  • Old Swedish: līþ
  • Old Danish: liidh

References
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.