stríð

See also: strid

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /striːð/
• Rhymes: -iːð

Noun

stríð n (genitive singular stríðs, nominative plural stríð)

1. war

Synonyms

• styrjöld
• barátta
• orusta

Derived terms

• leifturstríð
• heyja stríð

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Adjective

stríð

1. inflection of stríðr:
   1. positive degree strong feminine nominative singular
   2. positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *strīdaz.

Noun

stríð n

1. distress, grief, affliction

   hann bar þat með allmiklu stríði

   he was very much afflicted by it

2. strife, war

Declension

  Declension of stríð (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stríð	stríðit	stríð	stríðin
accusative	stríð	stríðit	stríð	stríðin
dative	stríði	stríðinu	stríðum	stríðunum
genitive	stríðs	stríðsins	stríða	stríðanna

Derived terms

• stríðskostr m (“means of fighting”)
• stríðsmaðr m (“fighter, warrior”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: stríð n
• Norwegian Nynorsk: strid m
• Norwegian Bokmål: strid m
• Old Swedish: stridh n
  • Swedish: strid c
• → Scottish Gaelic: strì f

Verb

stríð

1. second-person singular imperative active of stríða

References

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