lið
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lid"
Faroese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse hlið (“side”), from Proto-Germanic *hliþō (“side”).
Noun
editlið f (genitive singular liðar, plural liðir)
Declension
editDeclension of lið | ||||
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f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | lið | liðin | liðir | liðirnar |
accusative | lið | liðina | liðir | liðirnar |
dative | lið | liðini | liðum | liðunum |
genitive | liðar | liðarinnar | liða | liðanna |
Synonyms
editEtymology 2
editUnknown.
Noun
editlið n (genitive singular liðs, plural lið)
Declension
editDeclension of lið | ||||
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n4 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | lið | liðið | lið | liðini |
accusative | lið | liðið | lið | liðini |
dative | lið, liði | liðnum | liðum | liðunum |
genitive | liðs | liðsins | liða | liðanna |
Derived terms
edit- ættarlið (generation)
Etymology 3
editFrom Old Norse hlið (“gate”), from Proto-Germanic *hlidą (“lid, cover”).
Noun
editlið n (genitive singular liðs, plural lið)
Declension
editDeclension of lið | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
n4 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | lið | liðið | lið | liðini |
accusative | lið | liðið | lið | liðini |
dative | lið, liði | liðnum | liðum | liðunum |
genitive | liðs | liðsins | liða | liðanna |
Etymology 4
editFrom Old Norse lið (“flock,team”), from Proto-Germanic *lidą (“flock, followers, group”).
Noun
editlið n (genitive singular liðs, plural lið)
Declension
editDeclension of lið | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
n4 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | lið | liðið | lið | liðini |
accusative | lið | liðið | lið | liðini |
dative | lið, liði | liðnum | liðum | liðunum |
genitive | liðs | liðsins | liða | liðanna |
Icelandic
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse lið, from Proto-Germanic *lidą (“flock, crowd, group”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlið n (genitive singular liðs, nominative plural lið)
Declension
editdeclension of lið
Etymology 2
editNoun
editlið
Old Norse
editEtymology
editEither from Proto-Germanic *lidą (“followers, flock”) or derived from líða (“to pass, go by”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlið n (genitive liðs, plural lið)
- host, folk, people
- family, household
- Egils saga 18, in 1809, G. Magnússon, Egils-saga: sive Egilli Skallagrimii vita. Copenhagen, page 77:
- […] hafdi þá ok ecki færa lid med fer, en hina fyrri vetr, […]
- […] so he had no household with him, as in the last winter, […]
- Egils saga 18, in 1809, G. Magnússon, Egils-saga: sive Egilli Skallagrimii vita. Copenhagen, page 77:
- army, host
- Egils saga 57, in 1809, G. Magnússon, Egils-saga: sive Egilli Skallagrimii vita. Copenhagen, page 341:
- Eiríkr konúngr hafdi VI lángſkip edr VII, ok öll vel ſkiput, þar var ok mikit lid af bændum.
- King Eric had six or seven longships, all well-equipped, and there was also a large host of peasants.
- Egils saga 57, in 1809, G. Magnússon, Egils-saga: sive Egilli Skallagrimii vita. Copenhagen, page 341:
- aid, assistance
Declension
edit Declension of lið (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
editTerms derived from lið
- liðdráttr (“assembling troops”)
- liðdrjugr (“strong, powerful”)
- liðfár (“short of men”)
- liðfæð (“scarcity of men”)
- liðfœrr (“able-bodied”)
- liðgóðr (“good at doing”)
- liðhenda, liðhending (“kind of metre”)
- liðliga (“adroitly, handily”)
- liðligr (“adroit, handy”)
- liðlítill (“having few men”)
- liðmannliga (“adroitly, handily”)
- liðmannligr (“adroit, handy”)
- liðmargr (“having many men”)
- liðmikill (“having many men”)
- liðmjúkr (“lithe, limber”)
- liðrækr (“rejected from the host”)
- liðsafli (“forces, troops”)
- liðsamligr (“likely to be helpful”)
- liðsamnaðr (“gathering of troops”)
- liðsamr (“ready to help”)
- liðsbeini (“assistance”)
- liðsbón (“prayer for help”)
- liðsdráttr (“assembling troops”)
- liðsemd (“assistance”)
- liðsfjǫldi (“greathost”)
- liðshǫfðingi (“captain of a host”)
- liðsinna (“to assist”)
- liðsinni (“assistance”)
- liðsinnismaðr (“helper”)
- liðskortr (“lack of men”)
- liðskostr (“military force”)
- liðskylfr (“requirig many people”)
- liðslaun (“reward for help”)
- liðsmaðr (“follower, warrior”)
- liðsmenn (“the men of one's army”)
- liðsmunr (“odds”)
- liðssamnaðr (“gathering of troops”)
- liðsþurfi (“in need of help”)
- liðþurft, liðþǫrf (“need of help”)
- liðvani (“lacking men”)
- liðvaskr (“doughty, valiant”)
- liðveizla (“support”)
- liðveizlumaðr (“supporter”)
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- lið in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
- lið in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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