Æða

Old Norse Dictionary - æða

Meaning of Old Norse word "æða"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word æða can mean:æða

æða
i. e. œða, d, [óðr], to rage; þá frá ek él it ílla æða, Jd. 31: mostly,
æða
II. reflex. æðask, to become frantic, furious; hestrinn æddisk, Fms. viii. 352, v. l.; þá æddisk hann ok sleit sundr reipin, Edda 26; þat (the horse) æðisk við, Sd. 177; þá æðisk svá dýrit, at …, 655 xxx. 5; þá æddusk þeir af angri, Str.; þeir æddusk fyr einni konu, Sól. 11; þá æddisk hann ákafliga, Barl. 105; eigi æðumk ek né ærumz, Post. 263.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚦᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
reflex.
retlexive.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Jd.
Jómsvíkinga-drápa. (A. III.)
Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Sól.
Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
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