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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse lítill, from Proto-Germanic *lītilaz, cognate of Swedish liten.
Pronunciation
Adjective
liden (neuter lidet, definite singular lille, plural små, comparative mindre, superlative mindst)
- (archaic, poetic) little, small
Usage notes
- Replaced in the modern language with lille.
Antonyms
References
Galician
Verb
liden
- inflection of lidar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch līthan, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną.
Verb
liden
- (intransitive) to go, to pass
- (transitive, intransitive) to pass by, to go by
- (transitive, intransitive) to pass, to go by (time)
- (transitive) to endure, to bear, to tolerate
- (transitive) to suffer, to undergo
Inflection
| Strong class 1
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| Infinitive
|
liden
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| 3rd sg. past
|
lêet
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| 3rd pl. past
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lēden
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| Past participle
|
gelēden
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| Infinitive
|
liden
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| In genitive
|
lidens
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| In dative
|
lidene
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| Indicative
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
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lide
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lêet
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| 2nd singular
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lijts, lides
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lēets, lēdes
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| 3rd singular
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lijt, lidet
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lêet
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| 1st plural
|
liden
|
lēden
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| 2nd plural
|
lijt, lidet
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lēet, lēdet
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| 3rd plural
|
liden
|
lēden
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| Subjunctive
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
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lide
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lēde
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| 2nd singular
|
lijts, lides
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lēdes
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| 3rd singular
|
lide
|
lēde
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| 1st plural
|
liden
|
lēden
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| 2nd plural
|
lijt, lidet
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lēdet
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| 3rd plural
|
liden
|
lēden
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| Imperative
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Present
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| Singular
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lijt, lide
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| Plural
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lijt, lidet
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Present
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Past
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| Participle
|
lidende
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gelēden
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Descendants
Further reading
- “liden (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “liden (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “liden (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “liden (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Past participle of li, lida and lide.
Adjective
liden (neuter lide, definite singular and plural lidne, comparative lidnare, indefinite superlative lidnast, definite superlative lidnaste)
- (especially about time) gone
Verb
liden (masculine and feminine liden, neuter lide, definite singular and plural lidne)
- past participle of li
- past participle of lida
- past participle of lide
Derived terms
References
Anagrams
Swedish
Participle
liden
- past participle of lida
Noun
liden
- definite singular of lid
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