blíða

See also: blida, Blida, and bliða

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpliːða/
• Rhymes: -iːða

Noun

blíða f (genitive singular blíðu, nominative plural blíður)

1. gentleness, tenderness
2. mild weather
3. affection

Synonyms

• (gentleness): mildi
• (mild weather): blíðviðri
• (affection): ástúð, hlýhugur

Derived terms

• blíðalogn (a calm, a dead calm)
• í blíðu og stríðu (both in times of good and bad, confer Danish i medgang og modgang)
• selja blíðu sína (synonym stunda vændi, to sell one's body)
• sólskinsblíða

Related terms

• blíður (tender, mild)