English Explanatory Dictionary

olid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. evil-smelling; fetid.

Word forms

olid more olid most olid

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Italic *odō Latin olō Latin oleō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin olidusbor. English olid Borrowed from Latin olidus from olēre (“to smell”).

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