hlíta
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hlíta (“to rely on, trust, abide by”), according to Pokorny, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean, incline”).[1]
Cognate with Swedish lita (“to trust, rely on, depend on, confide in”), Danish lide (“to trust”), and English lite (“to expect, wait”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈl̥iːta/
- Rhymes: -iːta
Verb
hlíta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hlítti, supine hlítt)
- to follow (advice, commands, rules, etc.)
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 600-02