lægð
See also: lægd
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *lēgiþō (“area where the ground is lower”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlægð f (genitive singular lægðar, nominative plural lægðir)
- hollow, depression
- area of low pressure
Declension
editdeclension of lægð
Synonyms
edit- (hollow): dæld, laut, gróf
- (area of low pressure): lágþrýstisvæði
Related terms
editOld Norse
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *lēgiþō. Akin to lágr + -ð.
Noun
editlægð f
- a hollow, low place
- lowness
- degradation
Declension
edit Declension of lægð (strong i-stem)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- lægð in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/aiɣð
- Rhymes:Icelandic/aiɣð/1 syllable
- Icelandic lemmas
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- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Norse terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *legʰ-
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms suffixed with -ð
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse nouns
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