Œði

Old Icelandic Dictionary - œði

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "œði" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

œði Old Icelandic word can mean:

œði
I)
œði
f.
œði
1) rage, fury (R. spratt upp af ~ mikilli ok mælti);
œði
2) madness, frenzy.
œði
II)
œði
n. nature, disposition, mind, also manners (hann hafði mjök á sér kaupmanns ~); er þat ok ekki við þitt ~, it does not suit thee.
œði
III)
œði
from vaða.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚦᛁ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

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