tyda

Swedish

verb-reg
Definitions
  • to interpret; to understand the meaning of
  • to indicate; to give a hint about an otherwise unknown fact

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish þȳþa, þyþa inherited from Old Norse þýða (kindness, affection, make friends) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þiudijaną (interpret).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þiudijaną

Gloss

interpret

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