hlýða

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈl̥iːða/ Rhymes: -iːða === Verb === hlýða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hlýddi, supine hlýtt) to obey [intransitive or with dative] (formal, intransitive) to listen Synonym: hlusta Hávamál (English source, Icelandic source) Inn vari gestur er til verðar kemur þunnu hljóði þegir, eyrum hlýðir, en augum skoðar. Svo nýsist fróðra hver fyrir. The knowing guest who goes to the feast, In silent attention sits; With his ears he hears, with his eyes he watches, Thus wary are wise men all. ==== Usage notes ==== The more common term for “listen” is hlusta. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hlýða yfir hlýða á === References === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “hlýða”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *hliuþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-. === Verb === hlýða to listen to obey ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: hlýða Faroese: lýða Norwegian Bokmål: lyde Norwegian Nynorsk: lyda Old Swedish: lȳþa Swedish: lyda Danish: lyde Old Gutnish: lyþa