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Icelandic
Etymology
Compare húð (“skin”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hýði n (genitive singular hýðis, nominative plural hýði)
- peel, skin
- Bible, Numbers 6:4 (Icelandic Bible; King James Version (English))
Allan bindindistíma sinn skal hann eigi eta neitt það, sem búið er til af vínviði, hvorki kjarna né hýði.- All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.
Declension
Declension of hýði (neuter)