víðir

See also: vidir and Víðir

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse víðir, from Proto-Germanic *wīþijō, from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis (“that which twines or bends, branch, switch”). Cognate to Dutch wijde (“willow”), Swedish vide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviːðɪr/
• Rhymes: -iːðɪr
• Homophones: Víðir

Noun

víðir m (genitive singular víðis, no plural)

1. willow

Synonyms

• (willow): pílviður (rare), píll (archaic)

Derived terms

• alaskavíðir (“Alaska willow, Salix alaxensis”)
• dökkvíðir (“dark-leaved willow, Salix myrsinifolia”)
• fjallavíðir (“arctic willow, Salix arctica”)
• gljávíðir (“bay willow, Salix pentandra”)
• grasvíðir (“least willow, Salix herbacea”)
• grávíðir (“arctic willow, Salix arctica”)
• gulvíðir (“tea-leaved willow, Salix phylicifolia”)
• körfuvíðir (“osier, Salix viminalis”)
• loðvíðir (“woolly willow, Salix lanata”)
• tröllavíðir (“Alaska willow, Salix alaxensis”)

Old Norse

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

víðir m (genitive víðis)

1. willow

Declension

  Declension of víðir (strong ija-stem, singular only)

masculine	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	víðir	víðirinn
accusative	víði	víðinn
dative	víði	víðinum
genitive	víðis	víðisins

Descendants

• Icelandic: víðir
• Norwegian Bokmål: vier
• Swedish: vide

References

• víðir in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

víðir

1. positive degree strong masculine nominative plural of víðr

Verb

víðir

1. inflection of víða:
   1. second/third-person singular present indicative active
   2. second-person singular present subjunctive active