Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wōdijaz.

Pronunciation

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  • (9th century West Norse) IPA(key): /øːðɹ̝/
  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈøːðr̩/

Adjective

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œðr

  1. wadeable, fordable

References

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  • "œðr", Geir T. Zoëga (1910), A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford at the Claredon Press, page 526