Lid

See also: lid, līd, łid, lið, and líð

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German lid (“limb, member”), from Proto-Germanic *liþuz (“joint, body part”).

Noun

Lid n

1. (Uri, anatomy) The hindquarters of a slaughter animal.

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 18.

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German lit (“lid, cover”), from Old High German hlit, from Proto-Germanic *hlidą. In the modern sense a shortening of Augenlid. Cognate with Dutch lid (“lid”), English lid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːt/

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• Homophones: Lied, lieht

Noun

Lid n (genitive Lids or Lides, plural Lider)

1. eyelid

Usage notes

• The commoner word is the compound Augenlid. The simplex is used chiefly when the context is already related to the eyes or the face.

Further reading

• “Lid” in Duden online

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Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian lith, leth, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz. Cognate with English lith.

Noun

Lid n (plural Liede)

1. member; limb

Related terms

• Glid