hlið
Icelandic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Old Norse hlið, from Proto-Germanic *hliþō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”); compare, in particular, Irish cliath (“hurdle”).[1]
Noun
edithlið f (genitive singular hliðar, nominative plural hliðar)
- side
- Hvernig reiknar maður út lengd þessarar hliðar?
- How do you compute the length of this side?
Declension
editDerived terms
edit- hlið við hlið (“side by side”)
- langhlið
- skammhlið
- við hlið einhvers (“by someone's side”)
- við hliðina á einhverjum (“alongside someone, beside someone”)
- víkja til hliðar (“to step aside”)
Etymology 2
editInherited from Old Norse hlið, from Proto-Germanic *hlidą.
Noun
edithlið n (genitive singular hliðs, nominative plural hlið)
Declension
editReferences
editFurther reading
edit- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “hlið”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Old English
editPronunciation
editNoun
edithlið n
- Alternative spelling of hliþ
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