See also: leid, leith, Leid, and Leith

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse leið, from Proto-Germanic *laidō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyt- (to go, go forth, die), from Proto-Indo-European *ley- (to be slippery, glide, streak).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

leið f (genitive singular leiðar, plural leiðir)

  1. way, road, course, track
  2. route (of a bus, ferry, etc.)

Declension edit

Declension of leið
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leið leiðin leiðir leiðirnar
accusative leið leiðina leiðir leiðirnar
dative leið leiðini leiðum leiðunum
genitive leiðar leiðarinnar leiða leiðanna

Synonyms edit

Icelandic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse leið, from Proto-Germanic *laidō.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

leið f (genitive singular leiðar, nominative plural leiðir)

  1. route, way, course
    • Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen
      Ríðum, ríðum, rekum yfir sandinn,
      rökkrið er að síða á Herðubreið,
      álfadrottning er að beizla gandinn,
      ekki er gott að verða á hennar leið;
      vænsta klárinn vildi eg gefa til
      að vera kominn ofan í Kiðagil.
      Ride, ride, ride hard across the sands,
      darkness settles over Herðubreið.
      The Queen of the elves bridles her steed -
      be careful not to cross her path.
      My best horse I'd sacrifice
      to be safely back in Kiðagil.
  2. method, means
Declension edit
Synonyms edit
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Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

leið

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative active of líða

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *laidō.

Noun edit

leið f

  1. a way
  2. a way, a road
  3. (nautical) a course
  4. (military) a levy
  5. a local assembly (in the Icelandic Commonwealth)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: leið
  • Faroese: leið
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leid, lei
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lei
  • Old Swedish: lēþ
  • Danish: led
    • Norwegian Bokmål: led

References edit

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