lýðr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • ljóðr

Etymology

From older ljóðr, from Proto-Germanic *liudiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léwdʰis (“people”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“to grow (up)”).

Noun

lýðr m

  1. man
  2. (in the 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: ljóður, 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
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