viða

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See also: víða, vida, Vida, and vị tha

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

viða f (genitive singular viðu, nominative plural viður)

  1. skein of yarn
    Synonyms: vinda, hespa

Declension

Declension of viða (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative viða viðan viður viðurnar
accusative viðu viðuna viður viðurnar
dative viðu viðunni viðum viðunum
genitive viðu viðunnar viða, viðna viðanna, viðnanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From or related to viðr (“wood”).

Verb

viða

  1. to furnish wood

Derived terms

Noun

viða f (genitive viðu)

  1. (nautical) mast
  2. (nautical) bridge

Noun

viða

  1. genitive plural of viðr m (“wood”)

References

  • viða in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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