hlíð

See also: hlid, hlið, and hliþ

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hlíð, from Proto-Germanic *hlīdō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̥iːð/

  Rhymes: -iːð

Noun

hlíð f (genitive singular hlíðar, nominative plural hlíðar)

1. slope, hillside, mountainside

Synonyms

• (slope): brekka

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlīdō, whence also Middle Low German līd, Old High German līta, hlīta.

Noun

hlíð f (genitive hlíðar, plural hlíðir)

1. slope

Declension

  Declension of hlíð (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hlíð	hlíðin	hlíðir	hlíðirnar
accusative	hlíð	hlíðina	hlíðir	hlíðirnar
dative	hlíð	hlíðinni	hlíðum	hlíðunum
genitive	hlíðar	hlíðarinnar	hlíða	hlíðanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: hlíð
• Faroese: líð
• Norwegian Bokmål: li
• Norwegian Nynorsk: li
• Old Swedish: līþ
  • Swedish: lid, li
• Old Danish: liidh
  • Danish: li, lid, lide

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)