viðr

See also: víðr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Norse *ᚹᛁᛞᚢᛉ (*widuʀ), from Proto-Germanic *widuz (“wood”). Cognate with Old English widu, wudu, Old Saxon widu, Old High German witu.

Pronunciation
  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈwiðr̩/

Noun

viðr m (genitive viðar, plural viðir)

  1. a tree
  2. a forest; a wood
  3. wood, timber
Declension
  Declension of viðr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative viðr viðrinn viðir viðirnir
accusative við viðinn viðu viðuna
dative viði viðinum viðum viðunum
genitive viðar viðarins viða viðanna
Derived terms
  • mjǫtviðr m
  • rekaviðr m (“drift-timber”)
  • viða (“to furnish wood”)
  • viðan f (“furnishing of wood”)
  • viðarbulungr m (“a pile of wood”)
  • viðarbyrðr f (“a burden of wood”)
  • viðarfang n (“an armful of wood”)
  • viðarflaki m (“wooden scaffolding”)
  • viðarhlass n (“a load of wood”)
  • viðarhǫgg n (“wood-cutting”)
  • viðarlauf n (“wood-leaves”)
  • viðarmark n (“a mark on a tree”)
  • viðarrif n (“the right of taking fagots”)
  • viðarrunnr m (“grove”)
  • viðarrót f (“the root of a tree”)
  • viðartaka f (“wood-pilfering”)
  • viðartalga f (“wood-cutting”)
  • viðarteinungr m (“wand”)
  • viðartág f (“tough root”)
  • viðarval n (“picked wood”)
  • viðarverk n (“woodwork”)
  • viðarvǫxtr m (“brushwood”)
  • viðarøx f (“woodaxe”)
  • viðaval n (“selection of timber”)
  • viðbjǫrn m (“black bear”)
  • viðhǫgg n (“wood-cutting”)
  • viðkǫstr m (“pile of wood”)
  • viðreki m (“drift of wood”)
Descendants
  • Icelandic: viður
  • Faroese: viður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ved, vid
  • Elfdalian: wið
  • Old Swedish: viþer, vedher
  • Old Danish: with
    • Danish: ved
      • Norwegian Bokmål: ved

Preposition

viðr

  1. Alternative form of við

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

viðr

  1. second/third-person singular present active indicative of vinna
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