dáð

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dáð, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis.

Pronunciation

Noun

dáð f (genitive singular dáðar, nominative plural dáðir)

  1. deed, achievement

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis.

Noun

dáð f

  1. deed
  2. valour
  3. energy

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: dáð
  • Faroese: dáð
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dåd f or m

References

  • dáð in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.