miður

Icelandic

Etymology

From the Old Norse miðr, from Proto-Germanic *midjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo-.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪːðʏr

Adjective

miður (comparative of lítt (“a little”))

worse, less good ^syn.
less ^syn.
Það var miður heppilegt.
This was unfortunate.

Synonyms

(worse):^def. verr
(less):^def. minna

Derived terms

miður sín, vera miður sín
því miður
þykja miður (to be sorry)

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