Viðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - viðr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "viðr" in English.

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

viðr Old Icelandic word can mean:

viðr
I)
viðr
(gen. -ar; pl. -ir, acc. -u), m.
viðr
1) tree (hann sá einn íkorna í viðum uppi);
viðr
2) forest, wood; sól gengr til viðar, the sun sets;
viðr
3) felled trees, timber (nú vil ek at þú takir mjöl ok við);
viðr
4) mast.
viðr
II)
viðr
prep. = við I.
viðr
III)
viðr
= vinnr, from vinna.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦᚱ

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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