Old English · noun

sidu

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong u-stem
IPA: /ˈsi.du/
Syllables: ˈsi · du (2 syllables)
Modern English: custom morality ritual gear habit practice modesty rite

Meaning

custom, habit; practice
use, manner
ritual, religious practice, rite
morality, good conduct; purity; modesty
ware, tool, instrument, gear

Declension

Declension of sidu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sidu	sida
Accusative	sidu	sida
Genitive	sida	sida
Dative	sida	sidum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sidu, from Proto-Germanic *siduz (“custom”), from Proto-Indo-European *swedʰ- (“custom, habit”). Cognate with Old Frisian side (“custom”), Old Saxon sidu (“custom”), Old High German situ (“custom”), Old Norse siðr (“custom, habit; conduct”). Related to Old English ġesidian (“to arrange, order, set right”).

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