stríð
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See also: strid
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Noun
stríð n (genitive singular stríðs, nominative plural stríð)
Declension
Derived terms
Old Norse
Etymology 1
Adjective
stríð
- inflection of stríðr:
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *strīdaz.
Noun
stríð n
- distress, grief, affliction
- hann bar þat með allmiklu stríði
- he was very much afflicted by it
- strife, war
Declension
Declension of stríð (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
- stríðskostr m (“means of fighting”)
- stríðsmaðr m (“fighter, warrior”)
Descendants
Verb
stríð
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “stríð”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 412; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
- page/412 Internet Archive]