lýðr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• ljóðr

Etymology

From older ljóðr, from Proto-Germanic *liudiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léwdʰis (“people”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“to grow (up)”).

Noun

lýðr m

1. man
2. (in the plural) people, men

Declension

Declension of lýðr (strong i-stem, s-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lýðr	lýðrinn	lýðir	lýðirnir
accusative	lýð	lýðinn	lýði	lýðina
dative	lýð	lýðinum	lýðum	lýðunum
genitive	lýðs	lýðsins	lýða	lýðanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: ljóður, lýður
• Faroese: -lýður (in borgarlýður, kirkjulýður, undirlýður), lýð- (in lýðveldi)
• Norn: lø
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lyd
• Old Swedish: lyþir m pl
• Old Gutnish: lyþir m pl
  • Gutnish: löid
• → Middle English: lith, lyth
  • Scots: lythe
  • English: lith