See also: hlid, hliþ, and hlíð

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Norse hlið, from Proto-Germanic *hliþō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (to lean); compare, in particular, Irish cliath (hurdle).[1]

Noun

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hlið f (genitive singular hliðar, nominative plural hliðar)

  1. side
    Hvernig reiknar maður út lengd þessarar hliðar?
    How do you compute the length of this side?
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old Norse hlið, from Proto-Germanic *hlidą.

Noun

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hlið n (genitive singular hliðs, nominative plural hlið)

  1. gate
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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xlīđō(n)”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 177

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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hlið n

  1. Alternative spelling of hliþ
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