Iðja

Old Norse Dictionary - iðja

Meaning of Old Norse word "iðja"

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

Old Norse word iðja can mean:iðja

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

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
v.
vide.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

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