leiður

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaiːjʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -aiːjʊɹ
• Hyphenation: lei‧ður

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

• "leiður" at Sprotin.fo

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈleiːðʏr/

  Rhymes: -eiːðʏr

leiður (comparative leiðari, superlative leiðastur)

1. (archaic or poetic) wearisome, annoying
2. annoyed, vexed; fed up (with), tired (of) [with á]

   Ég er orðinn leiður á þessu.

   I have grown tired of this. / I’m fed up with this.

3. sad