dyd
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English
Verb
dyd
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse dygð (“virtue”), cognate with Norwegian, Swedish dygd, from Proto-Germanic *dugiþō, a variant of *dugunþō in English douth, German Tugend, Dutch deugd. These words are derived from the verb *duganą (“to be useful”), hence Danish du.
Pronunciation
Noun
dyd c (singular definite dyden, plural indefinite dyder)
Declension
Declension of dyd
Derived terms
Related terms
- du (verb) ("to be fit (for)", "to be good (for)", "work", "function")
- dygtig (adjective) ("able", "capable", "clever", "skillful")
See also
dyd on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Middle Welsh
Etymology
From Old Welsh did, from Proto-Celtic *dīyos (“day”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dyð m
Descendants
- Welsh: dydd
Mutation
| Middle Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Soft | Nasal | Aspirate |
| dyð | ðyð | nyð | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse dygð through Danish dyd. Doublet of dygd.
Noun
dyd m (definite singular dyden, indefinite plural dydar, definite plural dydane)
References
- “dyd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Old English
Pronunciation
Verb
dȳd
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /dɨːd/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /diːd/
Verb
dyd