hyd

See also: hyd., Hyd, and Hyd.

English

Verb

hyd

1. simple past of hyde

Phrase

hyd

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of how('re) you doing (how are you doing?).

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

hyd

1. alternative form of hyde (“skin”)

Etymology 2

Noun

hyd

1. alternative form of hide (“concealment, hiding”)

Etymology 3

Verb

hyd

1. alternative form of hyed: simple past/past participle of hyen (“to go quickly”)

Etymology 4

Verb

hyd

1. alternative form of hidde: simple past/past participle of hiden (“to hide”)

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hūdi, from Proto-Germanic *hūdiz.

Cognate with Old Frisian hūd, Old Saxon hūt, Old High German hūt, Old Norse húð; and with Latin cutis, Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xyːd/, [hyːd]

Noun

hȳd f

1. skin, hide

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hȳd	hȳde, hȳda
accusative	hȳd, hȳde	hȳde, hȳda
genitive	hȳde	hȳda
dative	hȳde	hȳdum

Descendants

• Middle English: hyde, hyd, hide, hid, hude, huyde, huide (Southern)
  • English: hide
  • Scots: hide, hyde