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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse leiðr, from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz. Compare German leid, where "einer Sache leid sein" (to be tired of something), still has the same meaning like the Icelandic cognate.
Pronunciation
Adjective
leiður (comparative leiðari, superlative leiðastur)
- (archaic or poetic) wearisome, annoying
- annoyed, vexed; especially with preposition á: fed up (with), tired (of)
- Ég er orðinn leiður á þessu.
- I have grown tired of this. / I’m fed up with this.
- sad
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
superlative (strong declension)
superlative (weak declension)