Lid

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Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German lid (“limb, member”), from Proto-Germanic *liþuz (“joint, body part”).

Noun

Lid n

  1. (Uri, anatomy) The hindquarters of a slaughter animal.

References

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lit (“lid, cover”), from Old High German hlit, from Proto-West Germanic *hlid.

In the modern sense a shortening of Augenlid. Cognate with Dutch lid (“lid”), English lid.

Pronunciation

Noun

Lid n (strong, genitive Lides or Lids, plural Lider)

  1. eyelid

Usage notes

  • The commoner word is the compound Augenlid. The simplex is used chiefly when the context is already related to the eyes or the face.

Declension

Declension of Lid
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Lid die Lider
genitive eines des Lides, Lids der Lider
dative einem dem Lid, Lide1 den Lidern
accusative ein das Lid die Lider

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Lid” in Duden online
  • “Lid” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Saterland Frisian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian lith, from Proto-West Germanic *liþu. Cognates include West Frisian lid and German Lied.

Noun

Lid n (plural Líede)

  1. limb
  2. joint
  3. generation
    • 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:17:
      In t Geheel sunt dät deeruum fon Abraham bit David fjautien Líede, fon David bit tou ju Ferbonnenge ätter Babylon wai fjautien Líede un fon ju Ferbonnenge ätter Babylon wai bit tou Christus fjautien Líede.
      Thus, all in all, that's fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen generations from David to the exile to Babylon and from the exile to Babylon to Christ fourteen generations.
  4. link (in a chain)

Etymology 2

From Old Frisian *hlid, from Proto-West Germanic *hlid. Cognates include German Lid and English lid.

Noun

Lid n (plural Líedere)

  1. lid

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) chapter LID, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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