Iðja

Old Norse Dictionary - iðja

Meaning of Old Norse word "iðja" in English.

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

iðja Old Norse word can mean:

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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