peð
Icelandic
editEtymology
editA loanword ultimately from Latin pedes (“footsoldier”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpeð n (genitive singular peðs, nominative plural peð)
- (chess) pawn
- pipsqueak, runt
- a person of little significance, an insignificant person
Declension
editdeclension of peð
Derived terms
editSee also
editChess pieces in Icelandic · taflmennirnir (layout · text) | |||||
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kóngur | drottning | hrókur | biskup | riddari | peð |
References
edit- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)