lægð
See also: lægd
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *lēgiþō (“area where the ground is lower”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lægð f (genitive singular lægðar, nominative plural lægðir)
- hollow, depression
- area of low pressure
Declension edit
declension of lægð
Synonyms edit
- (hollow): dæld, laut, gróf
- (area of low pressure): lágþrýstisvæði
Related terms edit
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *lēgiþō. Akin to lágr + -ð.
Noun edit
lægð f
- a hollow, low place
- lowness
- degradation
Declension edit
Declension of lægð (strong i-stem)
Descendants edit
References edit
- lægð in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.