dyd

English

Verb

dyd

  1. Obsolete spelling of did

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse dygð (“virtue”), cognate with Norwegian, Swedish dygd, from Proto-Germanic *dugiþō, a variant of *dugunþō in English douth, German Tugend, Dutch deugd. These words are derived from the verb *duganą (“to be useful”), hence Danish du.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈd̥yðˀ], [ˈd̥yˀð]

Noun

dyd c (singular definite dyden, plural indefinite dyder)

  1. virtue
  2. chastity
  3. virginity

Declension
Declension of dyd
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dyd dyden dyder dyderne
genitive dyds dydens dyders dydernes

Derived terms

See also

Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh did, from Proto-Celtic *dīyos (“day”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɨːð/

Noun

dyð m

  1. day

Descendants
  • Welsh: dydd

Mutation
Middle Welsh mutation
RadicalSoftNasalAspirate
dyððyðnyðunchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse dygð through Danish dyd. Doublet of dygd.

Noun

dyd m (definite singular dyden, indefinite plural dydar, definite plural dydane)

  1. virtue

References

Anagrams

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

dyd

  1. (literary) third-person singular present/future of dodi

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dyd ddyd nyd unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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