hlydan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hlūdijan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxlyː.dɑn/, [ˈl̥yː.dɑn]

Verb

hlȳdan

1. to sound, make a noise, clamour, vociferate

Conjugation

Conjugation of hlȳdan (weak class 1)

infinitive	hlȳdan	hlȳdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	hlȳde	hlȳdde
second person singular	hlȳdest, hlȳtst	hlȳddest
third person singular	hlȳdeþ, hlȳtt, hlȳt	hlȳdde
plural	hlȳdaþ	hlȳddon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hlȳde	hlȳdde
plural	hlȳden	hlȳdden
imperative
singular	hlȳd
plural	hlȳdaþ
participle	present	past
	hlȳdende	(ġe)hlȳded

Synonyms

• hlynnan (“to sound, make a noise, shout”)

Derived terms

• hlȳda (“March”)
• hlȳding
  • Middle English: ludinge, luding

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hlȳdan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.