Old English · proper noun
hlyda
Normalised hlȳda
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈxlyː.dɑ/[ˈl̥yː.dɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈxlyː · dɑ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- lide
Meaning
-
the third month of the year according to the Anglo-Saxon calendar
-
March
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From hlȳdan (“to make noise”) + -a (agentive suffix), literally “noise-maker”, referring to the strong winds of March.
Descendants
lide
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