lyda

See also: Lyda and lýða

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²lyːɑ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hljóða (“sound”).

Alternative forms

• ljoda, ljode
• lyde

Verb

lyda (present tense lyder, past tense lydde, past participle lydd or lydt, present participle lydande, imperative lyd)

1. to produce sound

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hlýða (“obey”).

Alternative forms

• lyde

Verb

lyda (present tense lyder, past tense lydde, past participle lydd or lydt, present participle lydande, imperative lyd)

1. to listen
2. to obey, be obedient

   Det kan vera vanskeleg å få barn til å lyda.

   It can be hard to make children be obedient.

3. to sound (sound like something)

   Det lyder rart.

   That sounds strange.

References

• “lyda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish lyþa, from Old Norse hlýða, from Proto-Germanic *hliuþijaną.

Verb

lyda (present lyder, preterite lydde or löd, supine lytt, imperative lyd)

1. to obey

   en god hund lyder sin husbondes röst

   a good dog obeys its master's voice

Conjugation

Conjugation of lyda (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	lyda		lydas
Supine	lytt		lytts
Imperative	lyd		—
Imper. plural1	lyden		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	lyder	lydde	lyds, lydes	lyddes
Ind. plural1	lyda	lydde	lydas	lyddes
Subjunctive2	lyde	lydde	lydes	lyddes
	Participles
Present participle	lydande
Past participle	lydd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• åtlyda
• lydig
• lydkonung
• lydnad
• lydrike

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hljóða, probably via Danish lyde. Doublet of ljuda.

Verb

lyda (present lyder, preterite löd, supine lydit, imperative lyd)

1. to sound, to be worded, to have a wording

   den nya lagen lyder som följer

   the new law has the following wording

Conjugation

Conjugation of lyda (class 2 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	lyda		lydas
Supine	lydit		lydits
Imperative	lyd		—
Imper. plural1	lyden		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	lyder	löd	lyds, lydes	löds
Ind. plural1	lyda	lödo	lydas	lödos
Subjunctive2	lyde	löde	lydes	lödes
	Participles
Present participle	lydande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• lydelse

Further reading

• lyda in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• lyda in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)