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)

hollow, depression
area of low pressure

Declension

declension of lægð

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-s2	singular		plural
nominative	lægð	lægðin	lægðir	lægðirnar
accusative	lægð	lægðina	lægðir	lægðirnar
dative	lægð	lægðinni	lægðum	lægðunum
genitive	lægðar	lægðarinnar	lægða	lægðanna

Synonyms

(hollow): dæld, laut, gróf
(area of low pressure): lágþrýstisvæði

Related terms

lágur (“low”)
lægja (“to lower”)

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

lægð f

Declension

Declension of lægð (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	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

References

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

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