Iða

Old Norse Dictionary - iða

Meaning of Old Norse word "iða" in English.

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

iða
að, to move to and fro, be restless, like an eddy or mercury; eg iða öll af kæti, Snót; fram og aptr iðar, út á báðar hliðar, Sig. Pétr.; þetta eru þínir smiðir, því er von þú iðir, úr einum í annan stað, Jón Þorl.; freq. in mod. usage.

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

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Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Jón Þorl.
Jón Þorláksson.
Snót
Snót, poems.
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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