hlíð

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See also: hlid, hlið, and hliþ

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hlíð, from Proto-Germanic *hlīdō.

Pronunciation

Noun

hlíð f (genitive singular hlíðar, nominative plural hlíðar)

  1. slope, hillside, mountainside

Declension

    Declension of hlíð
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hlíð hlíðin hlíðar hlíðarnar
accusative hlíð hlíðina hlíðar hlíðarnar
dative hlíð hlíðinni hlíðum hlíðunum
genitive hlíðar hlíðarinnar hlíða hlíðanna

Synonyms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlīdō, whence also Middle Low German līd, Old High German līta, hlīta.

Noun

hlíð f (genitive hlíðar, plural hlíðir)

  1. slope

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hlíð
  • Faroese: líð
  • Norwegian Bokmål: li
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: li
  • Old Swedish: līþ
  • Old Danish: liidh

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