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lyde homograph 1

verbverb

to sound · to go · to read

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt hljóða; av lyd (I)a sound · sound · a speech sound Old Norse hljóða; from lyd (I)a sound · sound · a speech sound

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. gi lyd;
    klinge (II, 4)to sound     to make a sound;
    to soundklinge (II, 4)
    • det lød stemmer utenfor voices could be heard outside
  2. fortone seg;
    virke (II, 5)to seem, høres (2)to sound     to appear;
    to seemvirke (II, 5), to soundhøres (2)
    • påstanden lyder merkelig the claim sounds strange
    • det lyder som en drøm it sounds like a dream
  3. ha en viss ordlyd;
    ha et visst innhold     to have a certain wording;
    to have a certain content
    • jeg har glemt hvordan refrenget lyder I've forgotten how the chorus goes
    • dommen lød på ett års fengsel the sentence was one year in prison