stríð

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See also: strid

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

Noun

stríð n (genitive singular stríðs, nominative plural stríð)

  1. war

Declension

declension of stríð
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stríð stríðið stríð stríðin
accusative stríð stríðið stríð stríðin
dative stríði stríðinu stríðum stríðunum
genitive stríðs stríðsins stríða stríðanna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Adjective

stríð

  1. inflection of stríðr:
    1. positive degree strong feminine nominative singular
    2. positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *strīdaz.

Noun

stríð n

  1. distress, grief, affliction
    hann bar þat með allmiklu stríði
    he was very much afflicted by it
  2. strife, war
Declension
  Declension of stríð (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stríð stríðit stríð stríðin
accusative stríð stríðit stríð stríðin
dative stríði stríðinu stríðum stríðunum
genitive stríðs stríðsins stríða stríðanna
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Icelandic: stríð n
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: strid m
  • Norwegian Bokmål: strid m
  • Old Swedish: stridh n

Verb

stríð

  1. second-person singular imperative active of stríða

References

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