lýðr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *liudiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léwdʰis (“people”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“to grow (up)”).
Noun
lýðr m
- man
- (plural) people, men
Declension
Declension of lýðr (strong i-stem, s-genitive)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lýðr | lýðrinn | lýðir | lýðirnir |
| accusative | lýð | lýðinn | lýði | lýðina |
| dative | lýð | lýðinum | lýðum | lýðunum |
| genitive | lýðs | lýðsins | lýða | lýðanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: lýður
- Faroese: -lýður (in borgarlýður, kirkjulýður, undirlýður), lýð- (in lýðveldi)
- Norn: lø
- Norwegian Nynorsk: lyd
- Old Swedish: lyþir m pl
- Old Gutnish: lyþir m pl
- Gutnish: löid
- → Middle English: lith, lyth
- Scots: lythe
- English: lith