stríð

See also: strid

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /striːð/
  • Rhymes: -iːð

Noun

stríð n (genitive singular stríðs, nominative plural stríð)

  1. war

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Norse

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
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

Verb

stríð

  1. second-person singular imperative active of stríða

References

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