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

Synonyms

• (skein): vinda, hespa

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”)

References

• viða in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.