hliþ

See also: hlið and hlíð

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hliþą, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean, slope”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xliθ/, [l̥iθ]

Noun

hliþ n

1. slope, incline

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hliþ	hleoþu
accusative	hliþ	hleoþu
genitive	hliþes	hleoþa
dative	hliþe	hleoþum

Descendants

• Middle English: lith