sidu

See also: siđu, síðu, and Sì Dú

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsidu/

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• Rhymes: -idu
• Syllabification: si‧du

Verb

sidu

1. imperative of sidi

Gothic

Romanization

sidu

1. romanization of 𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌿

Old English

Alternative forms

• sido, siodo, seodu, seodo

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sidu, from Proto-Germanic *siduz (“custom”), from Proto-Indo-European *swedʰ- (“custom, habit”). Cognate with Old Frisian side (“custom”), Old Saxon sidu (“custom”), Old High German situ (“custom”), Old Norse siðr (“custom, habit; conduct”). Related to Old English ġesidian (“to arrange, order, set right”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.du/

Noun

sidu m

1. custom, habit; practice
2. use, manner
3. ritual, religious practice, rite
4. morality, good conduct; purity; modesty
5. (in compounds) ware, tool, instrument, gear

Declension

Strong u-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sidu	sida
accusative	sidu	sida
genitive	sida	sida
dative	sida	sidum

Synonyms

• wuna

Derived terms

• *ġesidu
• landsidu
• sideful
• sidelīċe
• *sidul
• unsidu

Related terms

• ġesidian
• heortġesida
• sidefullīċe
• sidefulnes
• sulhġesidu

Descendants

• Middle English: side