different between strid vs staid

English

Etymology

From Middle English stryd, a byform of stryde, stride. See stride (noun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /st??d/

Noun

strid (plural strids)

1. (Britain, dialect, dated) A narrow passage between precipitous rocks or banks, which looks as if it might be crossed at a stride.
   • 1807, William Wordsworth, The Force of Prayer, 17-24:

     The pair have reached that fearful chasm,

     How tempting to bestride!

     For lordly Wharf is there pent in

     With rocks on either side.

     This striding-place is called THE STRID,

     A name which it took of yore:

     A thousand years hath it borne that name,

     And shall a thousand more.

Verb

strid

1. (obsolete) simple past tense of stride

Anagrams

• dirts, distr.

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stri?d/, [sd??ið?]
• Rhymes: -id

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stríðr.

Adjective

strid

1. rough

   stridt græs (rough grass)

2. rapid

   strid strøm (rapid water)

3. stiff

   en strid storm (a stiff storm)

4. stubborn

   Du er altså strid! (You're so stubborn!)

Inflection

Derived terms

• i stride strømme

Etymology 2

From Old Norse stríð.

Noun

strid c (singular definite striden, not used in plural form)

1. quarrel, conflict, strife

Related terms

• stridbar
• stride
• stridig
• stridslysten

Etymology 3

See stride (“to fight, struggle”).

Verb

strid

1. imperative of stride

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stríð.

Noun

strid m (definite singular striden, indefinite plural strider, definite plural stridene)

1. battle, fight, struggle
2. conflict, controversy, dispute, disagreement, quarrel

Derived terms

• stridshode
• stridsvogn

Etymology 2

Verb

strid

1. imperative of stride

References

• “strid” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “strid” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stríð n

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stri?/, /stri?d/ (example of pronunciation)
• Homophone: stri

Noun

strid m (definite singular striden, indefinite plural stridar, definite plural stridane)

1. a struggle, fight

Noun

strid f (definite singular stida or stridi, indefinite plural strider, definite plural stridene)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by stri

Etymology 2

Adjective

strid (masculine and feminine strid, neuter stridt, definite singular and plural stride, comparative stridare, indefinite superlative stridast, definite superlative stridaste)

1. Alternative form of stri

References

• “strid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i?d

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stríðr.

Adjective

strid

1. rapid, swift, rich (of a stream or rain)

   hugade spekulanter anmälde sig i en strid ström

   interested buyers arrived in a rapid flow

Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse stríð.

Noun

strid c

1. a fight, a battle, a quarrel

Declension

Related terms

• närstrid
• sjöstrid
• strida
• stridshjälm
• stridsvagn
• stridsyxa

Verb

strid

1. imperative of strida.

English

Etymology

From an obsolete spelling of stayed, the past participle of stay, used as an adjective.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ste?d/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /sted/
• Rhymes: -e?d
• Homophone: stayed (except Scotland)

Adjective

staid (comparative staider, superlative staidest)

1. Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.

   Synonyms: composed, dignified, regular, steady; see also Thesaurus:serious, Thesaurus:temperate

   Antonyms: fanciful, unpredictable, volatile, wild
2. (rare) Always fixed in the same location; stationary.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

staid

1. Obsolete spelling of stayed

References

Anagrams

• Adsit, adits, tsadi

Irish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

staid f (genitive singular staide, nominative plural staideanna)

1. stadium (venue where sporting events are held; Greek measure of length)
2. furlong

Declension

Synonyms

• staidiam

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

staid f (genitive singular staide, nominative plural staideanna)

1. state, condition

Declension

Derived terms

• soladstaid, staid sholadach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish stait, from Latin stati?. Compare Irish stáid — possibly from the same source, though MacBain suggests the Modern Irish term may be a direct loan from English state — and Welsh ystâd, which instead comes from Latin status.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stat?/

Noun

staid f (genitive singular staide, plural staidean)

1. condition, state, circumstance

2. estate

Synonyms

• cor

Mutation

References

• MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911) , “staid”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, ?ISBN