lya

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hlýja, from the adjective hlýr.

Alternative forms

• lye (e and split infinitives)

Verb

lya (present tense lyer, past tense lydde, past participle lytt/lydd, passive infinitive lyast, present participle lyande, imperative ly)

1. to warm up, give off warmth

Etymology 2

Verb

lya (present tense lyar or lyer, past tense lya or lydde, past participle lya or lydd, present participle lyande, imperative ly)

1. Eye dialect spelling of lyde.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

lya n

1. definite plural of ly

References

• “lya” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• yla

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lya, assumed to originate from an unattested Old Swedish verb similar to Old Norse hlýja (“to protect”).

Noun

lya c

1. a lair, a den, a sett; a hole in the ground for a fox, wolf or badger
2. (figurative) a (small) apartment

Declension

Declension of lya
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lya	lyan	lyor	lyorna
Genitive	lyas	lyans	lyors	lyornas

Synonyms

• gryt
• ide
• kula

Related terms

• rävlya
• studentlya
• ungkarlslya

References

• lya in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lya in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• lya in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• yla

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dɪ́á-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lja/

Particle

lya (apocopic form ly')

1. class 5 indefinite of -a