leiða

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See also: Leida, Leitha, leída, and léidá

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse leiða, from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną, causative of *līþaną ( > Faroese líða).

Verb

leiða (third person singular past indicative leiddi, third person plural past indicative leiddu, supine leitt)

  1. to lead
Conjugation
Conjugation of leiða (group v-3)
infinitive leiða
supine leitt
present past
first singular leiði leiddi
second singular leiðir leiddi
third singular leiðir leiddi
plural leiða leiddu
participle (a18)1 leiðandi leiddur
imperative
singular leið!
plural leiðið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse leiða, from Proto-Germanic *laiþijaną, from *laiþaz ( > Faroese leiður).

Verb

leiða

  1. to bore

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse leiða, from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną, causative of *līþaną ( > Icelandic líða).

Verb

leiða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative leiddi, supine leitt)

  1. to lead
  2. (physics) to conduct (heat, electricity, etc.)
  3. (mediopassive) to hold hands
Conjugation
leiða – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur leiða
supine sagnbót leitt
present participle
leiðandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég leiði leiddi leiði leiddi
þú leiðir leiddir leiðir leiddir
hann, hún, það leiðir leiddi leiði leiddi
plural við leiðum leiddum leiðum leiddum
þið leiðið leidduð leiðið leidduð
þeir, þær, þau leiða leiddu leiði leiddu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú leið (þú), leiddu
plural þið leiðið (þið), leiðiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
leiðast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur leiðast
supine sagnbót leiðst
present participle
leiðandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég leiðist leiddist leiðist leiddist
þú leiðist leiddist leiðist leiddist
hann, hún, það leiðist leiddist leiðist leiddist
plural við leiðumst leiddumst leiðumst leiddumst
þið leiðist leiddust leiðist leiddust
þeir, þær, þau leiðast leiddust leiðist leiddust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú leiðst (þú), leiðstu
plural þið leiðist (þið), leiðisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
leiddur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
leiddur leidd leitt leiddir leiddar leidd
accusative
(þolfall)
leiddan leidda leitt leidda leiddar leidd
dative
(þágufall)
leiddum leiddri leiddu leiddum leiddum leiddum
genitive
(eignarfall)
leidds leiddrar leidds leiddra leiddra leiddra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
leiddi leidda leidda leiddu leiddu leiddu
accusative
(þolfall)
leidda leiddu leidda leiddu leiddu leiddu
dative
(þágufall)
leidda leiddu leidda leiddu leiddu leiddu
genitive
(eignarfall)
leidda leiddu leidda leiddu leiddu leiddu

Etymology 2

From Old Norse leiða, from Proto-Germanic *laiþijaną, from *laiþaz ( > Icelandic leiður).

Verb

leiða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative leiddi, supine leitt)

  1. (ditransitive) to cause to loathe
  2. (mediopassive, with inverted word order) to be found boring or irksome
    Mér leiðist þessar tafir.I find these delays irksome.
Conjugation
leiða – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur leiða
supine sagnbót leitt
present participle
leiðandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég leiði leiddi leiði leiddi
þú leiðir leiddir leiðir leiddir
hann, hún, það leiðir leiddi leiði leiddi
plural við leiðum leiddum leiðum leiddum
þið leiðið leidduð leiðið leidduð
þeir, þær, þau leiða leiddu leiði leiddu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú leið (þú), leiddu
plural þið leiðið (þið), leiðiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
leiðast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur leiðast
supine sagnbót leiðst
present participle
leiðandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég leiðist leiddist leiðist leiddist
þú leiðist leiddist leiðist leiddist
hann, hún, það leiðist leiddist leiðist leiddist
plural við leiðumst leiddumst leiðumst leiddumst
þið leiðist leiddust leiðist leiddust
þeir, þær, þau leiðast leiddust leiðist leiddust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú leiðst (þú), leiðstu
plural þið leiðist (þið), leiðisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
leiddur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
leiddur leidd leitt leiddir leiddar leidd
accusative
(þolfall)
leiddan leidda leitt leidda leiddar leidd
dative
(þágufall)
leiddum leiddri leiddu leiddum leiddum leiddum
genitive
(eignarfall)
leidds leiddrar leidds leiddra leiddra leiddra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
leiddi leidda leidda leiddu leiddu leiddu
accusative
(þolfall)
leidda leiddu leidda leiddu leiddu leiddu
dative
(þágufall)
leidda leiddu leidda leiddu leiddu leiddu
genitive
(eignarfall)
leidda leiddu leidda leiddu leiddu leiddu

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