Í-viðja
Old Norse Dictionary - í-viðja
Meaning of Old Norse word "í-viðja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- í-viðja
- u, f. an ogress, prob. from inwid, and not from í and viðr, Hdl. 44, Edda (Gl.); see the preceding word.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁ-ᚢᛁᚦᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- prob.
- probably.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hdl.
- Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)