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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse liðr.
Pronunciation
Noun
liður m (genitive singular liðar or liðs, nominative plural liðir)
- joint
- part, step (of a list, plan, operation, etc.)
- (algebra) term
Declension
Declension of liður (masculine)
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “liður”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
- “liður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
- “liður”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)