Í-viðja

Old Norse Dictionary - í-viðja

Meaning of Old Norse word "í-viðja" in English.

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.)
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