leiður

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse leiðr, from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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leiður (comparative leiðari, superlative leiðastur)

  1. disgusting, odious, repulsive
  2. boring [with við ‘bored, tired of’]
    Eg eri leiður við at vera tað, sum tú vilt hava meg at vera
    I'm tired of being what you want me to be

Declension

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Declension of leiður (a15)
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative leiður leið leitt
Accusative leiðan leiða leitt
Dative leiðum leiðari leiðum
Genitive leiðs leiðar leiðs
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative leiðir leiðar leið
Accusative leiðar leiðar leið
Dative leiðum leiðum leiðum
Genitive leiða leiða leiða

References

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse leiðr, from Proto-Germanic *laiþaz. Compare German leid, where "einer Sache leid sein" (to be tired of something), still has the same meaning like the Icelandic cognate.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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leiður (comparative leiðari, superlative leiðastur)

  1. (archaic or poetic) wearisome, annoying
  2. annoyed, vexed; especially with preposition á: fed up (with), tired (of)
    Ég er orðinn leiður á þessu.
    I have grown tired of this. / I’m fed up with this.
  3. sad

Inflection

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