leið

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See also: leid, leith, Leid, and Leith

Faroese

Etymology

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

Noun

leið f (genitive singular leiðar, plural leiðir)

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

Declension

Declension of leið
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

Icelandic

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

leið f (genitive singular leiðar, nominative plural leiðir)

  1. 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.
  2. method, means
Declension
Declension of leið (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leið leiðin leiðir leiðirnar
accusative leið leiðina leiðir leiðirnar
dative leið leiðinni leiðum leiðunum
genitive leiðar leiðarinnar leiða leiðanna
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

leið

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

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laidō.

Noun

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

  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

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

References

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