lydu

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse hlýðugr; equivalent to lyd, ly (“listen”) +‎ -u (“-y.”) Compare Norwegian Nynorsk lydug, Norwegian Bokmål lydig, Swedish lydig, Danish lydig.

Adjective

lydu

  1. (with dative) Obedient.
    lydu kånungum ― obedient to the king
    stinta jer lyde mammen ― The girl is obedient to the mother.
    hån jer håno (henar) löyda ― He is obedient to him (her.)
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