Iða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Iða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 iða

að, to move to and fro, be restless, like an eddy or mercury; eg iða öll af kæti, Snót; fram og aptr iðar, út á báðar hliðar, Sig. Pétr.; þetta eru þínir smiðir, því er von þú iðir, úr einum í annan stað, Jón Þorl.; freq. in mod. usage.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Jón Þorl.: Jón Þorláksson.
Mag.: Magus Saga. (G. II.)
Snót: Snót, poems.

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