miður

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪːðʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɪːðʏr

Etymology 1

From the Old Norse miðr, from Proto-Germanic *midjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo-.

Adjective

miður (not comparable)

1. middle (referring to the middle of the thing modified by the adjective)

   miður dagur

   the middle of the day

Inflection

Only used in the positive strong declension.

    strong declension

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	miður	mið	mitt
accusative	miðjan	miðja	mitt
dative	miðjum	miðri	miðju
genitive	miðs	miðrar	miðs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	miðjir	miðjar	mið
accusative	miðja	miðjar	mið
dative	miðjum	miðjum	miðjum
genitive	miðra	miðra	miðra

Etymology 2

From Old Norse miðr, from earlier minnr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“little, small”), cognate with Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃 (mins), Latin minus.

Adverb

miður (comparative of lítt (“a little”))

1. less

   Það var miður heppilegt.

   This was unfortunate.

2. worse, less well

Synonyms

• (less): minna
• (worse): verr

Derived terms

• miður sín
• því miður
• þykja miður (to be sorry)