liden

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse lítinn, an accusative form of lítill, from Proto-Germanic *lītilaz. Cognate of Swedish liten.

Adjective

liden (neuter lidet, definite singular lille, definite plural små, plural små, comparative mindre, superlative mindst)

1. (archaic, poetic) little, small

Usage notes

• Replaced in the modern language with either lille or lidt.

Antonyms

• stor

References

• “liden” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch līthan, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną.

Verb

liden

1. (intransitive) to go, to pass
2. (transitive, intransitive) to pass by, to go by
3. (transitive, intransitive) to pass, to go by (time)
4. (transitive) to endure, to bear, to tolerate
5. (transitive) to suffer, to undergo

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	liden
3rd sg. past	lêet
3rd pl. past	lēden
Past participle	gelēden
Infinitive	liden
In genitive	lidens
In dative	lidene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	lide	lêet
2nd singular	lijts, lides	lēets, lēdes
3rd singular	lijt, lidet	lêet
1st plural	liden	lēden
2nd plural	lijt, lidet	lēet, lēdet
3rd plural	liden	lēden
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	lide	lēde
2nd singular	lijts, lides	lēdes
3rd singular	lide	lēde
1st plural	liden	lēden
2nd plural	lijt, lidet	lēdet
3rd plural	liden	lēden
Imperative	Present
Singular	lijt, lide
Plural	lijt, lidet
	Present	Past
Participle	lidende	gelēden

Descendants

• Dutch: lijden
• Limburgish: lieje

Further reading

• “liden (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “liden (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “liden (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
• “liden (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

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Swedish

Verb

liden

1. past participle of lida.