leið
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse leið, from Proto-Germanic *laidō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyt- (“to go, go forth, die”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley- (“to be slippery, glide, streak”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]leið f (genitive singular leiðar, plural leiðir)
Declension
[edit]Declension of leið | ||||
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f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | leið | leiðin | leiðir | leiðirnar |
accusative | leið | leiðina | leiðir | leiðirnar |
dative | leið | leiðini | leiðum | leiðunum |
genitive | leiðar | leiðarinnar | leiða | leiðanna |
Synonyms
[edit]Icelandic
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Norse leið, from Proto-Germanic *laidō.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]leið f (genitive singular leiðar, nominative plural leiðir)
- route, way, course
- Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen
- Ríðum, ríðum, rekum yfir sandinn,
- rökkrið er að síða á Herðubreið,
- álfadrottning er að beizla gandinn,
- ekki er gott að verða á hennar leið;
- vænsta klárinn vildi eg gefa til
- að vera kominn ofan í Kiðagil.
- Ride, ride, ride hard across the sands,
- darkness settles over Herðubreið.
- The Queen of the elves bridles her steed -
- be careful not to cross her path.
- My best horse I'd sacrifice
- to be safely back in Kiðagil.
- Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen
- method, means
Declension
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]leið
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *laidō.
Noun
[edit]leið f
- a way
- a way, a road
- (nautical) a course
- (military) a levy
- a local assembly (in the Icelandic Commonwealth)
Declension
[edit] Declension of leið (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)
Descendants
[edit]- Icelandic: leið
- Faroese: leið
- Norwegian Nynorsk: leid, lei
- Norwegian Bokmål: lei
- Old Swedish: lēþ
- Swedish: led
- Danish: led
- Norwegian Bokmål: led
References
[edit]- leið in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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