blíður

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Etymology

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From Old Norse blíðr, from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz. Cognate with Danish blid, Norwegian Nynorsk blid, Old Frisian blīd-; Old English blīþe (English blithe); Old Saxon blīdi (Dutch blijde), Old High German blīdi, Icelandic blíður, Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍃 (bleiþs).

Adjective

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blíður (comparative blíðari, superlative blíðastur)

  1. hospitable, hearty
  2. friendly, sincere, pleased and glad
  3. mild, smooth

Declension

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Declension of blíður (a15)
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative blíður blíð blítt
Accusative blíðan blíða blítt
Dative blíðum blíðari blíðum
Genitive blíðs blíðar blíðs
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative blíðir blíðar blíð
Accusative blíðar blíðar blíð
Dative blíðum blíðum blíðum
Genitive blíða blíða blíða

See also

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse blíðr, from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz. Cognate with Danish blid, Norwegian Nynorsk blid, Old Frisian blīd-; Old English blīþe (English blithe); Old Saxon blīdi (Dutch blijde), Old High German blīdi, Faroese blíður, Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍃 (bleiþs).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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blíður (comparative blíðari, superlative blíðastur)

  1. kind, obliging, mild, tender, affable, friendly, good-natured

Inflection

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Synonyms

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