"leið" meaning in Icelandic

See leið in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /leiːð/
Rhymes: -eiːð Etymology: From Old Norse leið, from Proto-Germanic *laidō. Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|leið}} Old Norse leið, {{inh|is|gem-pro|*laidō}} Proto-Germanic *laidō Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} leið f (genitive singular leiðar, nominative plural leiðir) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|f}} Forms: leiðar [genitive, singular], leiðir [nominative, plural], feminine [table-tags], leið [indefinite, nominative, singular], leiðin [definite, nominative, singular], leiðir [indefinite, nominative, plural], leiðirnar [definite, nominative, plural], leið [accusative, indefinite, singular], leiðina [accusative, definite, singular], leiðir [accusative, indefinite, plural], leiðirnar [accusative, definite, plural], leið [dative, indefinite, singular], leiðinni [dative, definite, singular], leiðum [dative, indefinite, plural], leiðunum [dative, definite, plural], leiðar [genitive, indefinite, singular], leiðarinnar [definite, genitive, singular], leiða [genitive, indefinite, plural], leiðanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. route, way, course Tags: feminine Synonyms (route, way): vegur, braut, slóð
    Sense id: en-leið-is-noun-~Eijvs2F Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Icelandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 19 12 17 12 3 3 8 11 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 19 12 17 12 3 3 8 11 12 Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 39 42 19 Disambiguation of 'route, way': 96 4
  2. method, means Tags: feminine Synonyms (method): aðferð [feminine], meðal [archaic, neuter]
    Sense id: en-leið-is-noun-hXIUqqGy Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Icelandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 19 12 17 12 3 3 8 11 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 19 12 17 12 3 3 8 11 12 Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 39 42 19 Disambiguation of 'method': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hjáleið, brjóta sér leið, ryðja sér leið, um leið
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|is|verb form}} leið
  1. first/third-person singular past indicative active of líða Tags: active, first-person, form-of, indicative, past, singular, third-person Form of: líða
    Sense id: en-leið-is-verb-GJqXaMFv Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Icelandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 19 12 17 12 3 3 8 11 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 19 12 17 12 3 3 8 11 12 Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 39 42 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "brjóta sér leið"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ryðja sér leið"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "um leið"
    }
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        "1": "is",
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    {
      "form": "leiðar",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leiðir",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "feminine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leið",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "indefinite",
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      "form": "leiðirnar",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "leið",
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        "accusative",
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      "form": "leiðirnar",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "leið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "leiðinni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "leiðum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "leiðunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "leiðar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "leiðarinnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leiða",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leiðanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "@@"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "3 19 12 17 12 3 3 8 11 12",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen\nRíðum, ríðum, rekum yfir sandinn,\nrökkrið er að síða á Herðubreið,\nálfadrottning er að beizla gandinn,\nekki er gott að verða á hennar leið;\nvænsta klárinn vildi eg gefa til\nað vera kominn ofan í Kiðagil.\nRide, ride, ride hard across the sands,\ndarkness settles over Herðubreið.\nThe Queen of the elves bridles her steed -\nbe careful not to cross her path.\nMy best horse I'd sacrifice\nto be safely back in Kiðagil."
        }
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        ],
        [
          "way",
          "way"
        ],
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          "course",
          "course"
        ]
      ],
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "route, way",
          "word": "vegur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "route, way",
          "word": "braut"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "route, way",
          "word": "slóð"
        }
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      ],
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        "method, means"
      ],
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        [
          "method",
          "method"
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          "means",
          "means"
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aðferð"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "sense": "method",
          "tags": [
            "archaic",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "meðal"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/leiːð/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eiːð"
    }
  ],
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}

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      },
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          "líða",
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    {
      "word": "hjáleið"
    },
    {
      "word": "brjóta sér leið"
    },
    {
      "word": "ryðja sér leið"
    },
    {
      "word": "um leið"
    }
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    {
      "form": "leiðir",
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      "form": "feminine",
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      "form": "leið",
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      "form": "leiðin",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leiðir",
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        "indefinite",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "leiðirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "leið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "leiðir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "leiðirnar",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "leiðinni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leiðum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leiðunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leiðar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leiðarinnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leiða",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leiðanna",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "text": "Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen\nRíðum, ríðum, rekum yfir sandinn,\nrökkrið er að síða á Herðubreið,\nálfadrottning er að beizla gandinn,\nekki er gott að verða á hennar leið;\nvænsta klárinn vildi eg gefa til\nað vera kominn ofan í Kiðagil.\nRide, ride, ride hard across the sands,\ndarkness settles over Herðubreið.\nThe Queen of the elves bridles her steed -\nbe careful not to cross her path.\nMy best horse I'd sacrifice\nto be safely back in Kiðagil."
        }
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        "route, way, course"
      ],
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          "way",
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          "course",
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
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          "means",
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/leiːð/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eiːð"
    }
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    {
      "sense": "route, way",
      "word": "vegur"
    },
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      "sense": "route, way",
      "word": "braut"
    },
    {
      "sense": "route, way",
      "word": "slóð"
    },
    {
      "sense": "method",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "aðferð"
    },
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      "sense": "method",
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      ],
      "word": "meðal"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leið"
}

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