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ide

“ide” is a Swedish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a den for hibernation (of a bear or various other animals)
  2. hibernation (withdrawn state)

Etymology

From Old Swedish hiþ (“a beaver's den”). Cognate with English hide, possibly from a Germanic root hīwa-.

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