víðir

See also: vidir and Víðir

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse víðir, from Proto-Germanic *wīþijō, from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis (“that which twines or bends, branch, switch”). Cognate to Dutch wijde (“willow”), Swedish vide.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈviːðɪr/
Rhymes: -iːðɪr
Homophones: Víðir

Noun

víðir m (genitive singular víðis, no plural)

willow

Declension

declension of víðir

	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular
nominative	víðir	víðirinn
accusative	víði	víðinn
dative	víði	víðinum
genitive	víðis	víðisins

Synonyms

(willow): pílviður (rare), píll (archaic)

Derived terms

alaskavíðir (“Alaska willow, Salix alaxensis”)
dökkvíðir (“dark-leaved willow, Salix myrsinifolia”)
fjallavíðir (“arctic willow, Salix arctica”)
gljávíðir (“bay willow, Salix pentandra”)
grasvíðir (“least willow, Salix herbacea”)
grávíðir (“arctic willow, Salix arctica”)
gulvíðir (“tea-leaved willow, Salix phylicifolia”)
körfuvíðir (“osier, Salix viminalis”)
loðvíðir (“woolly willow, Salix lanata”)
tröllavíðir (“Alaska willow, Salix alaxensis”)

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