viða

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vida"

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪːða/
• Rhymes: -ɪːða

Noun

viða f (genitive singular viðu, nominative plural viður)

1. skein of yarn

   Synonyms: vinda, hespa

Declension

Declension of viða (feminine)

	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

Old Norse

Etymology

From or related to viðr (“wood”).

Verb

viða

1. to furnish wood

Derived terms

• viðan

Noun

viða f (genitive viðu)

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

Noun

viða

1. genitive plural of viðr m (“wood”)

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “viða”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 488; also available at the Internet Archive