Œði
Old Icelandic Dictionary - œðiMeaning 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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