peð

See also: ped, PED, pęd, peth, and PEth

Icelandic

Etymology

A loanword ultimately from Latin pedes (“footsoldier”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰɛːð/

  Rhymes: -ɛːð

Noun

peð n (genitive singular peðs, nominative plural peð)

1. (chess) pawn
2. pipsqueak, runt
3. a person of little significance, an insignificant person

Derived terms

• biskupspeð
• drottningarpeð
• hrókspeð
• kóngspeð
• riddarapeð
• peðmát

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)