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lya

lya

Swedish

Noun

lya c

  1. a lair, a den, a sett; a hole in the ground for a fox, wolf or badger
  2. a (small) apartment

Declension

Inflection of lya 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lya lyan lyor lyorna
Genitive lyas lyans lyors lyornas

Related terms

  • rävlya
  • studentlya

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Etymology

From Old Swedish lya, assumed to originate from an unattested Old Swedish verb similar to Icelandic hlyia ‎(to protect).

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