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Gothic
Romanization
liuþ
- Romanization of 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse hljóð, from Proto-Germanic *hleuþą, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”). Cognate with Faroese ljóð, Norwegian lyd, Danish lyd, German Laut, Scots luid, Dutch luid, and obsolete English loude.
Noun
liuþ n
- a musical sound, tune, music
- a sound, cry
Declension
Declension of liūþ (strong a-stem)
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