hljóð

Old Norse

/ˈl̥joːð/

noun
Definitions
  • silence, hearing
  • a sound, cry
  • a musical sound, tune, music

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hleuþą (sound, noise, hearing) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-to-, *ḱlew- (hear, clean, famous, heard, listen), *ḱlew- (hear, clean, famous, heard, listen).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱlew-

Gloss

hear, clean, famous, heard, listen

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

聞

Emoji
👂️ 🙉 🧏

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