Æða

Old Norse Dictionary - æða

Meaning of Old Norse word "æða" in English.

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

æða Old Norse word can mean:

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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