lægð

See also: lægd

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lēgiþō (“area where the ground is lower”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laiɣð/
  • Rhymes: -aiɣð

Noun

lægð f (genitive singular lægðar, nominative plural lægðir)

  1. hollow, depression
    Synonyms: dæld, laut, gróf
  2. area of low pressure
    Synonym: lágþrýstisvæði

Declension

Declension of lægð (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lægð lægðin lægðir lægðirnar
accusative lægð lægðina lægðir lægðirnar
dative lægð lægðinni lægðum lægðunum
genitive lægðar lægðarinnar lægða lægðanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lēgiþō. Akin to lágr +‎ -ð.

Noun

lægð f

  1. a hollow, low place
  2. lowness
  3. degradation

Declension

Declension of lægð (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lægð lægðin lægðir lægðirnar
accusative lægð lægðina lægðir lægðirnar
dative lægð lægðinni lægðum lægðunum
genitive lægðar lægðarinnar lægða lægðanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: lægð
  • Faroese: lægd
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lægd

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “lægð”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 281; also available at the Internet Archive
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