viðr

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Norse *ᚹᛁᛞᚢᛉ (*widuʀ), from Proto-Germanic *widuz (“wood”). Cognate with Old English widu, wudu, Old Saxon widu, Old High German witu.

Pronunciation

(12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈwiðr̩/

Noun

viðr m (genitive viðar, plural viðir)

Declension

Declension of viðr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	viðr	viðrinn	viðir	viðirnir
accusative	við	viðinn	viðu	viðuna
dative	viði	viðinum	viðum	viðunum
genitive	viðar	viðarins	viða	viðanna

Derived terms

mjǫtviðr m
rekaviðr m (“drift-timber”)
viða (“to furnish wood”)
viðan f (“furnishing of wood”)
viðarbulungr m (“a pile of wood”)
viðarbyrðr f (“a burden of wood”)
viðarfang n (“an armful of wood”)
viðarflaki m (“wooden scaffolding”)
viðarhlass n (“a load of wood”)
viðarhǫgg n (“wood-cutting”)
viðarlauf n (“wood-leaves”)
viðarmark n (“a mark on a tree”)
viðarrif n (“the right of taking fagots”)
viðarrunnr m (“grove”)
viðarrót f (“the root of a tree”)
viðartaka f (“wood-pilfering”)
viðartalga f (“wood-cutting”)
viðarteinungr m (“wand”)
viðartág f (“tough root”)
viðarval n (“picked wood”)
viðarverk n (“woodwork”)
viðarvǫxtr m (“brushwood”)
viðarøx f (“woodaxe”)
viðaval n (“selection of timber”)
viðbjǫrn m (“black bear”)
viðhǫgg n (“wood-cutting”)
viðkǫstr m (“pile of wood”)
viðreki m (“drift of wood”)

Descendants

Icelandic: viður
Faroese: viður
Norwegian Nynorsk: ved, vid
Elfdalian: wið
Old Swedish: viþer, vedher
- Swedish: ved
Old Danish: with
- Danish: ved
  - Norwegian Bokmål: ved

Etymology 2

Preposition

viðr

Alternative form of við

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

viðr

second/third-person singular present active indicative of vinna

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