blíða
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[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]blíða f (genitive singular blíðu, nominative plural blíður)
- gentleness, tenderness
- Synonym: mildi
- mild weather
- Synonym: blíðviðri
- affection
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- blíðalogn (“a calm, a dead calm”)
- í blíðu og stríðu (“both in times of good and bad”); compare Danish i medgang og modgang
- selja blíðu sína (“to sell one's body”) (synonym stunda vændi)
- sólskinsblíða
Related terms
[edit]- blíður (“tender, mild”)