leiðr

See also: leidr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laiþaz, whence also Old English lāþ, Old High German leid.

Adjective

leiðr

  1. uncomfortable
  2. tired
  3. loath; loathsome; disgusting

Descendants

  • Elfdalian: lieð
  • Faroese: leiður
  • Gutnish: laidar
  • Icelandic: leiður
  • Norwegian: leid, led
  • Old Danish: lēth
  • Old Swedish: lēþer, lēdher, (16th c. runic) ᛚᛁᚧᚱ (liðr)
  • Scanian: leðer
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