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Faroese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hlið ( “ side ” ) , from Proto-Germanic *hliþō ( “ side ” ) .
Noun
lið f (genitive singular liðar , plural liðir )
side
lið um lið
side by side
liggja á liðini
(humans and animals ) to lie on the side
(ship ) to heel a lot in the sea
Declension
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Noun
lið n (genitive singular liðs , plural lið )
chain link
generation
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Old Norse hlið ( “ gate ” ) , from Proto-Germanic *hlidą ( “ lid, cover ” ) .
Noun
lið n (genitive singular liðs , plural lið )
gate
Declension
Etymology 4
From Old Norse lið ( “ flock,team ” ) , from Proto-Germanic *lidą ( “ flock, followers, group ” ) .
Noun
lið n (genitive singular liðs , plural lið )
flock , group
( sports ) team
( poetic ) army
support
Declension
Icelandic
Etymology 1
From Old Norse lið , from Proto-Germanic *lidą ( “ flock, crowd, group ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
lið n (genitive singular liðs , nominative plural lið )
people , folk
host , army , men-at-arms , forces
team (in sports, games, competitions, etc.)
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
lið
indefinite accusative / dative singular of liður
Old Norse
Etymology
Either from Proto-Germanic *lidą ( “ followers, flock ” ) or derived from líða ( “ to pass, go by ” ) .
Pronunciation
( 12th century Icelandic ) IPA (key ) : /ˈlið/
Noun
lið n (genitive liðs , plural lið )
host , folk , people
Vǫluspá , verse 14, lines 1-2, in 1860 , T. Möbius, Edda Sæmundar hins fróða: mit einem Anhang zum Theil bisher ungedruckter Gedichte . Leipzig, page 3 :
Mál er dverga / í Dvalins liði
It is time for the dwarfs / of Dwalin's folk
family , household
Egils saga 18, in 1809 , G. Magnússon, Egils-saga: sive Egilli Skallagrimii vita . Copenhagen, page 77 :
hafdi þá ok ecki færa lid med fer, en hina fyrri vetr,
so he had no household with him, as in the last winter,
army , host
Egils saga 57, in 1809 , G. Magnússon, Egils-saga: sive Egilli Skallagrimii vita . Copenhagen, page 341 :
Eiríkr konúngr hafdi VI lángſkip edr VII, ok öll vel ſkiput, þar var ok mikit lid af bændum.
King Eric had six or seven longships, all well-equipped, and there was also a large host of peasants.
aid , assistance
Grágás , in 1829 , J. F. W. Schlegel, Hin forna lögbok islendinga sem nefnist Gragas , Volume I. Copenhagen, page 144 :
Nu þarf hann at leggia fe til socnar eþa gefa til liþs ,
Now he needs to provide a fee to the prosecution or to aid ,
Declension
Declension of lið (strong a -stem)
Derived terms
Terms derived from lið
liðdráttr ( “ assembling troops ” )
liðdrjugr ( “ strong, powerful ” )
liðfár ( “ short of men ” )
liðfæð ( “ scarcity of men ” )
liðfœrr ( “ able-bodied ” )
liðgóðr ( “ good at doing ” )
liðhenda , liðhending ( “ kind of metre ” )
liðliga ( “ adroitly, handily ” )
liðligr ( “ adroit, handy ” )
liðlítill ( “ having few men ” )
liðmannliga ( “ adroitly, handily ” )
liðmannligr ( “ adroit, handy ” )
liðmargr ( “ having many men ” )
liðmikill ( “ having many men ” )
liðmjúkr ( “ lithe, limber ” )
liðrækr ( “ rejected from the host ” )
liðsafli ( “ forces, troops ” )
liðsamligr ( “ likely to be helpful ” )
liðsamnaðr ( “ gathering of troops ” )
liðsamr ( “ ready to help ” )
liðsbeini ( “ assistance ” )
liðsbón ( “ prayer for help ” )
liðsdráttr ( “ assembling troops ” )
liðsemd ( “ assistance ” )
liðsfjǫldi ( “ greathost ” )
liðshǫfðingi ( “ captain of a host ” )
liðsinna ( “ to assist ” )
liðsinni ( “ assistance ” )
liðsinnismaðr ( “ helper ” )
liðskortr ( “ lack of men ” )
liðskostr ( “ military force ” )
liðskylfr ( “ requirig many people ” )
liðslaun ( “ reward for help ” )
liðsmaðr ( “ follower, warrior ” )
liðsmenn ( “ the men of one's army ” )
liðsmunr ( “ odds ” )
liðssamnaðr ( “ gathering of troops ” )
liðsþurfi ( “ in need of help ” )
liðþurft , liðþǫrf ( “ need of help ” )
liðvani ( “ lacking men ” )
liðvaskr ( “ doughty, valiant ” )
liðveizla ( “ support ” )
liðveizlumaðr ( “ supporter ” )
líða ( “ to pass, go by ” )
liði ( “ follower ” )
Descendants
Faroese: lið n
Icelandic: lið n
Old Swedish: liþ n
References
lið in An Icelandic-English Dictionary , R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive .
lið in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic , G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive .