tíð

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See also: tid, tith, TID, tíd, and tiþ

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse tíð, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dīti- (time, period), from *dī- (time).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tíð f (genitive singular tíðar, plural tíðir)

  1. time
  2. (grammar) tense

Declension[edit]

Declension of tíð
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tíð tíðin tíðir tíðirnar
accusative tíð tíðina tíðir tíðirnar
dative tíð tíðini tíðum tíðunum
genitive tíðar tíðarinnar tíða tíðanna

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Further reading[edit]

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse tíð, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dīti- (time, period), from *dī- (time).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tíð f (genitive singular tíðar, nominative plural tíðir)

  1. time, period
    Synonym: tímabil
  2. weather conditions
    Synonym: veðurfar
  3. (in the plural) a female menstruation, a period
    Synonyms: túr, blæðingar, blóðlát kvenna
  4. (plural only) mass
    Synonym: messa
  5. (grammar) tense

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dīti- (time, period), from *dī- (time). Compare Old English tīd (English tide), Old Frisian tīd (West Frisian tiid), Old Saxon tīd (Low German Tied), Old Dutch tīt (Dutch tijd), Old High German zīt (German Zeit); compare also Old Armenian տի (ti).

Noun[edit]

tíð f (genitive tíðar, plural tíðir)

  1. time
  2. hour
  3. (in the plural) divine service, prayers
  4. (grammar) length
  5. (grammar) tense
  6. (grammar) ending, termination (ending in nouns and verbs)
Declension[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Icelandic: tíð
  • Faroese: tíð
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tid
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tid
  • Elfdalian: taið
  • Old Swedish: tīþ
  • Danish: tid

Etymology 2[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tíð

  1. strong feminine nominative singular of tíðr
  2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of tíðr

References[edit]

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