Faroese

Noun

siður m (genitive singular siðar, plural siðir)

1. tradition, custom

Declension

Proverb

• sær er siður á landi - "each country has its own customs" (when in Rome do as the Romans do)

Icelandic

Etymology

From the Old Norse siðr ‎(“a custom, a habit; conduct, morality, religion”). Cognate to Old English sidu ‎(“a custom; a manner; a rite; purity”), Old High German situ ‎(“a custom, a habit”) (whence the German Sitte), Faroese siður ‎(“a tradition, a custom”), Swedish sed, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍃 ‎(sidus), Ancient Greek ήθος ‎(ḗthos), from a Proto-Indo-European stem *swe-dh-.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪːðʏr

Noun

siður m ‎(genitive singular siðar, nominative plural siðir)

1. a custom, a habit
2. religion

Declension

Usage notes

• The genitive form siðs is used in set phrases, siðar should otherwise be used.
• The ancient plural accusative form siðu ‎(“customs”) is sometimes used.

Synonyms

• (custom ^def.): venja
• (religion ^def.): trúarbrögð

Derived terms

• vera til siðs, til siðs (to be customary)
• hafa til siðs
• í fornum sið (in heathen times)
• sinn er siður í landi hverju (when in Rome do as the Romans do)