strid

See also: Strid and stríð

English

The Strid, a crossing of the River Wharfe

Etymology

From Middle English stryd, a byform of stryde, stride. See stride (noun). The noun term comes from the appearance that the river may be crossable with a stride.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɹɪd/
• Rhymes: -ɪd

Noun

strid (plural strids)

1. (UK, Northern England, dated) A narrow passage between a gorge or chasm.
   • 1807, William Wordsworth, The Force of Prayer, 17-24:

     The pair have reached that fearful chasm,
     How tempting to bestride!
     For lordly Wharf is there pent in
     With rocks on either side.
     This striding-place is called THE STRID,
     A name which it took of yore:
     A thousand years hath it borne that name,
     And shall a thousand more.

   • 1862 August – 1863 March, Charles Kingsley, “(please specify the page)”, in The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby, London, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Macmillan and Co., published 1863, →OCLC:

     On through narrow strids and roaring cataracts, where Tom was deafened and blinded for a moment by the rushing waters

Verb

strid

1. (obsolete) simple past and past participle of stride

References

• “strid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• dirts, distr.

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /striːd/, [sd̥ʁiðˀ]
• Rhymes: -id

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stríðr.

Adjective

strid

1. rough

   stridt græs (rough grass)

2. rapid

   strid strøm (rapid water)

3. stiff

   en strid storm (a stiff storm)

4. stubborn

   Du er altså strid! (You're so stubborn!)

Inflection

Inflection of strid
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	strid	stridere	stridest2
Indefinite neuter singular	stridt	stridere	stridest2
Plural	stride	stridere	stridest2
Definite attributive1	stride	stridere	strideste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

• i stride strømme

Etymology 2

From Old Norse stríð.

Noun

strid c (singular definite striden, not used in plural form)

1. quarrel, conflict, strife

Related terms

• stridbar
• stride
• stridig
• stridslysten

Etymology 3

See stride (“to fight, struggle”).

Verb

strid

1. imperative of stride

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɾiːd/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stríð.

Noun

strid m (definite singular striden, indefinite plural strider, definite plural stridene)

1. battle, fight, struggle
2. conflict, controversy, dispute, disagreement, quarrel

Derived terms

• stridshode
• stridsvogn

Etymology 2

Verb

strid

1. imperative of stride

References

• “strid” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “strid” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stríð n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /striː/, /striːd/
• Homophone: stri

Noun

strid m (definite singular striden, indefinite plural stridar, definite plural stridane)

1. a struggle, fight

Noun

strid f (definite singular stida or stridi, indefinite plural strider, definite plural stridene)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of stri

Etymology 2

Adjective

strid (neuter stridt, definite singular and plural stride, comparative stridare, indefinite superlative stridast, definite superlative stridaste)

1. Alternative form of stri

References

• “strid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -iːd

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stríðr.

Adjective

strid

1. rapid, swift, rich (of a stream or rain)

   hugade spekulanter anmälde sig i en strid ström

   interested buyers arrived in a rapid flow

Declension

Inflection of strid
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	strid	stridare	stridast
Neuter singular	stritt	stridare	stridast
Plural	strida	stridare	stridast
Masculine plural3	stride	stridare	stridast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	stride	stridare	stridaste
All	strida	stridare	stridaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish stridh, from Old Norse stríð.

Noun

strid c

1. battle

   En blodig strid utkämpades mellan rebeller och regeringsstyrkor under morgontimmarna

   A bloody battle was fought between rebels and government forces in the morning hours ("utkämpa (out-fight, roughly – see kämpa) en strid" is idiomatic for "fight a battle")

   stupa i strid

   fall in battle

   gå/dra ut i strid

   go into battle

   i stridens hetta

   in the heat of battle ("in the battle's heat")

   en akademisk strid rasade mellan de två skolorna

   an academic battle raged between the two schools of thought

   1. combat

      Han är skicklig i strid

      He is skilled at combat

   2. fight

      Jag ger mig inte utan strid

      I won't give up without a fight ("without battle")

      ta strid för lika rättigheter

      stand up / fight (depending on if preexisting or not – "take (enter into) battle") for equal rights

      De tog strid mot företaget

      They fought / took action ("took (entered into) battle") against the company

2. (in "i strid med / (less common) i strid mot") going against; in violation of, in conflict with, in breach of, contrary to, etc.

   Verksamheten har bedrivits i strid med gällande regler

   The business has been conducted in violation of existing rules [rules that are in effect]

   Han har handlat i strid med god advokatsed

   He has acted in breach of professional ethics for a lawyer

   Jag anser att domen står i strid med sunt förnuft

   I consider the judgement to be contrary to common sense ("I consider that the judgement is contrary to common sense") ("stå (stand) i strid" is an idiomatic collocation)

Usage notes

• The immediate intuition is militaristic, but often used of other kinds of battles, as similar words are in English. Often interchangeable with kamp (“struggle, fight”) in the general sense (though for example "ta kamp" is not an expression), which is less of a military metaphor.
• A major military battle (as might be given a name, for example) can more specifically be called a slag.

Declension

Declension of strid
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	strid	striden	strider	striderna
Genitive	strids	stridens	striders	stridernas

Derived terms

• närstrid
• sjöstrid
• stridshjälm
• stridspitt
• stridsvagn
• stridsyxa

Related terms

• strida
• stridighet

See also

• drabbning
• kamp

Verb

strid

1. imperative of strida

References

• strid in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• strid in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• strid in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)