viða

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

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪːða/
  • Rhymes: -ɪːða

Noun

viða f (genitive singular viðu, nominative plural viður)

  1. skein of yarn

Declension
declension of viða
f-w1 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

Synonyms

Old Norse

Etymology

From or related to viðr (“wood”).

Verb

viða

  1. to furnish wood

Derived terms

Noun 1

viða f (genitive viðu)

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

Noun 2

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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