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Meaning of hlýða | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
ˈl̥iːða

Definitions

  1. to obey
    weak
  2. to listen
    formal, intransitive, weak

Examples

“Hundarnir hlýða okkur ekki!”

The hounds don't obey us!

“Inn vari gestur er til verðar kemur þunnu hljóði þegir, eyrum hlýðir, en augum skoðar.”

The knowing guest who goes to the feast, In silent attention sits; With his ears he hears, with his eyes he watches, Thus wary are wise men all.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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