igða

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See also: igda, and ígða

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *egiþǭ, related to eigin (sprout).

Noun

igða f

  1. kind of small bird
  2. marsh tit (Parus palustris)

Descendants

  • Faroese: ígða (finches)

References

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press