leið

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See also: leid, leith, Leid, and Leith

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse leið, from Proto-Germanic *laidō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyt- (to go, go forth, die), from Proto-Indo-European *ley- (to be slippery, glide, streak).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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leið f (genitive singular leiðar, plural leiðir)

  1. way, road, course, track
  2. route (of a bus, ferry, etc.)

Declension

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Declension of leið
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leið leiðin leiðir leiðirnar
accusative leið leiðina leiðir leiðirnar
dative leið leiðini leiðum leiðunum
genitive leiðar leiðarinnar leiða leiðanna

Synonyms

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Icelandic

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse leið, from Proto-Germanic *laidō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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leið f (genitive singular leiðar, nominative plural leiðir)

  1. route, way, course
    • Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen
      Ríðum, ríðum, rekum yfir sandinn,
      rökkrið er að síða á Herðubreið,
      álfadrottning er að beizla gandinn,
      ekki er gott að verða á hennar leið;
      vænsta klárinn vildi eg gefa til
      að vera kominn ofan í Kiðagil.
      Ride, ride, ride hard across the sands,
      darkness settles over Herðubreið.
      The Queen of the elves bridles her steed -
      be careful not to cross her path.
      My best horse I'd sacrifice
      to be safely back in Kiðagil.
  2. method, means
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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leið

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative active of líða

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *laidō.

Noun

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leið f

  1. a way
  2. a way, a road
  3. (nautical) a course
  4. (military) a levy
  5. a local assembly (in the Icelandic Commonwealth)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: leið
  • Faroese: leið
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leid, lei
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lei
  • Old Swedish: lēþ
  • Danish: led
    • Norwegian Bokmål: led

References

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  • leið in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.