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leið

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See also: leid, leith, Leid, and Leith

Faroese

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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leið f (genitive singular leiðar, plural leiðir)

  1. way, road, course, track
  2. route (of a bus, ferry, etc.)

Declension

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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

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Icelandic

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse leið, from Proto-Germanic *laidō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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leið f (genitive singular leiðar, nominative plural leiðir)

  1. route, way, course
    Synonyms: vegur, braut, slóð
    • 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.
  2. method, means
    Synonyms: aðferð, (archaic) meðal
Declension
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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leið

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative active of líða

References

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  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “leið”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “-vegis”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “leið”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “líða”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “leið” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *laidō.

Noun

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leið f

  1. a way
  2. a way, a road
  3. (nautical) a course
  4. (military) a levy
  5. a local assembly (in the Icelandic Commonwealth)

Declension

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Declension of leið (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leið leiðin leiðar, leiðir leiðarnar, leiðirnar
accusative leið leiðina leiðar, leiðir leiðarnar, leiðirnar
dative leið leiðinni leiðum leiðunum
genitive leiðar leiðarinnar leiða leiðanna

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: leið
  • Faroese: leið
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leid, lei
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lei
  • Old Swedish: lēþ
  • Danish: led
    • Norwegian Bokmål: led

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “leið”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 265; also available at the Internet Archive