lya

Swedish

Etymology

Old Swedish lya, assumed to originate from an unattested Old Swedish verb similar to Icelandic hlyia (to protect).

Noun

lya c

1. a lair, a den, a sett; a hole in the ground for a fox, wolf or badger
2. a (small) apartment

Declension

Related terms

• rävlya
• studentlya

Synonyms

• gryt
• ide
• kula

References

• lya in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• lya in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.