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stríð

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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stríð n (genitive singular stríðs, nominative plural stríð)

  1. war
    Synonyms: styrjöld, barátta, orusta

Declension

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Declension of stríð (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stríð stríðið stríð stríðin
accusative stríð stríðið stríð stríðin
dative stríði stríðinu stríðum stríðunum
genitive stríðs stríðsins stríða stríðanna

Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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stríð

  1. inflection of stríðr:
    1. positive degree strong feminine nominative singular
    2. positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *strīdaz.

Noun

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stríð n

  1. distress, grief, affliction
    hann bar þat með allmiklu stríði
    he was very much afflicted by it
  2. strife, war
Declension
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Declension of stríð (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stríð stríðit stríð stríðin
accusative stríð stríðit stríð stríðin
dative stríði stríðinu stríðum stríðunum
genitive stríðs stríðsins stríða stríðanna
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Icelandic: stríð n
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: strid m
  • Norwegian Bokmål: strid m
  • Old Swedish: stridh n
  • Scottish Gaelic: strì f

Verb

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stríð

  1. second-person singular imperative active of stríða

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “stríð”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 412; also available at the Internet Archive