Ið-

Old Norse Dictionary - ið-

Meaning of Old Norse word "ið-"

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

Old Norse word ið- can mean:ið-

ið-
(iðja-, Vsp. 58), a particle only used in compds, chiefly poetical, answering to Goth. iþ-, = Lat. contra, O. H. G. id- and ida-, A. S. ed-, = Lat. re-; but in Icel. esp. in an intensive sense.
ið-
COMPDS: iðgjöld, iðglíki, iðglíkr, iðgnógr, iðgnótt, iðlíka, iðvandliga, iðvandr.
ið-
II. contracted in a few words, even in mod. usage; í-líkr, much like; í-nógr, e-nough, plentiful; í-lítill, very small.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
esp.
especially.
Goth.
Gothic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
S.
Saga.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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