miður
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the Old Norse miðr, from Proto-Germanic *midjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo-.
Adjective edit
miður (not comparable)
- middle (referring to the middle of the thing modified by the adjective)
- miður dagur
- the middle of the day
Inflection edit
Only used in the positive strong declension.
strong declension
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse miðr, from earlier minnr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“little, small”), cognate with Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃 (mins), Latin minus.
Adverb edit
miður (comparative of lítt (“a little”))
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- miður sín
- því miður
- þykja miður (to be sorry)