Iðja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Iðja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 iðja

1. að, [Old Engl. ithe = thrive, Chaucer]:—to do, perform, be active, busy; þeir skyldu engan hlut eiga at iðja, Lv. 13; veit engi maðr hvat þeir hafa iðjat, Fas. i. 71; víst ávalt þeim vana halt, vinna, lesa og iðja, Hallgr.; segðu þegar þú iðja átt, íllt sé þér í hendi, a ditty.

2 iðja

2. u, f. [Dan. id = a pursuit]:—activity, doing, business, profession, Eg. 134 C, Hrafn. 5, Fas. i. 244, Bs. i. 83, Fms. ii. 199, Þiðr. 25.

3 iðja

COMPDS: iðjufullr, iðjulauss, iðjuleysi, iðjumaðr, iðjusamr.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛏᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hallgr.: Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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