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Where does “lythæ” come from?

lythæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse hljóða — sound; to sound.

Ancestry of “lythæ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehljóðasound; to sound

Words derived from “lythæ”

  • lyde
  • ulydig
  • lydig
  • forlyde
  • lydig
  • lydighed
  • lyde
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