ljóð

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Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hljóð, from Proto-Germanic *hleuþą (“sound, noise”).

Noun

ljóð n (genitive singular ljóðs, plural ljóð)

  1. sound
Declension
n4 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ljóð ljóðið ljóð ljóðini
accusative ljóð ljóðið ljóð ljóðini
dative ljóð, ljóði ljóðnum ljóðum ljóðunum
genitive ljóðs ljóðsins ljóða ljóðanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ljóð, from Proto-Germanic *leuþą.

Noun

ljóð n (genitive singular ljóðs, plural ljóð)

  1. (archaic) poem
Declension
n4 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ljóð ljóðið ljóð ljóðini
accusative ljóð ljóðið ljóð ljóðini
dative ljóð, ljóði ljóðnum ljóðum ljóðunum
genitive ljóðs ljóðsins ljóða ljóðanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ljóð, from Proto-Germanic *leuþą.

Pronunciation

Noun

ljóð n (genitive singular ljóðs, nominative plural ljóð)

  1. a poem
    Synonyms: kvæði, dikt

Declension

Declension of ljóð (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ljóð ljóðið ljóð ljóðin
accusative ljóð ljóðið ljóð ljóðin
dative ljóði ljóðinu ljóðum ljóðunum
genitive ljóðs ljóðsins ljóða ljóðanna

Derived terms

See also

See also

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *leuþą, whence come also Old English lēod, Old Saxon lioth, Old High German liod (German Lied), and Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸 (liuþ).

Noun

ljóð n

  1. song (musical), poem

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: ljóð n
  • Faroese: ljóð n
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