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lyda

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See also: Lyda and lýða

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse hljóða (sound).

Alternative forms

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Verb

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lyda (present tense lyder, past tense lydde, past participle lydd or lydt, present participle lydande, imperative lyd)

  1. to produce sound

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse hlýða (obey).

Alternative forms

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Verb

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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.

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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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
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Conjugation of lyda (weak)
active passive
infinitive lyda lydas
supine lytt lytts
imperative lyd
imper. plural1 lyden
present past present past
indicative lyder lydde lyds, lydes lyddes
ind. plural1 lyda lydde lydas lyddes
subjunctive2 lyde lydde lydes lyddes
present participle lydande
past participle lydd

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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Etymology 2

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

Verb

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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
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Conjugation of lyda (class 2 strong)
active passive
infinitive lyda lydas
supine lydit lydits
imperative lyd
imper. plural1 lyden
present past present past
indicative lyder löd lyds, lydes löds
ind. plural1 lyda lödo lydas lödos
subjunctive2 lyde löde lydes lödes
present participle lydande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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