*hlidą

Runic: ᚺᛚᛁᛞᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxli.ðɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

lid, cover

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱlitóm (‘that which is covered’), from the adjective *ḱlitós (‘covered’), from the root *ḱley- (‘to shelter, cover’). Compare, in particular, Sanskrit श्रित (śritá) (śritá, ‘lying, situated in’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	hlidą	hlidō
Acc.	hlidą	hlidō
Gen.	hlidas, hlidis	hlidǫ̂
Dat.	hlidai	hlidamaz
Inst.	hlidō	hlidamiz
Voc.	hlidą	hlidō

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Descendants

*hlid (Proto-West Germanic)
- *hlid, *lid (Old Dutch)
  - lit (Middle Dutch)
    - lid (Dutch)
*hlid (Proto-West Germanic)
- hlid (Old English)
  - lid (Middle English)
    - lid (English)
    - lid (Scots)
*hlid (Proto-West Germanic)
- *hlid (Old Frisian)
  - Lid (Saterland Frisian)
  - lid (West Frisian)
*hlid (Proto-West Germanic)
- hlit, lit, lid (Old High German)
  - lit (Middle High German)
    - Lid (German)
*hlid (Proto-West Germanic)
- hlid (Old Saxon)
  - lit, let, lēt (Middle Low German)
    - Lidd (German Low German)
    - lēdeken (Middle Low German)
hlið (Old Norse)
- led (Danish)
- hlið (Icelandic)
- led (Norwegian)
hlið (Old Norse)
- liþ (Old Swedish)
  - led (Swedish)

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