viðr

See also: víðr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Norse *ᚹᛁᛞᚢᛉ (*widuʀ), from Proto-Germanic *widuz (“wood”). Cognate with Old English widu, wudu, Old Saxon widu, Old High German witu.

Pronunciation

• (12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈwiðr̩/

Noun

viðr m (genitive viðar, plural viðir)

1. a tree
2. a forest; a wood
3. wood, timber

Declension

Declension of viðr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	viðr	viðrinn	viðir	viðirnir
accusative	við	viðinn	viðu	viðuna
dative	viði	viðinum	viðum	viðunum
genitive	viðar	viðarins	viða	viðanna

Derived terms

• mjǫtviðr m
• rekaviðr m (“drift-timber”)
• viða (“to furnish wood”)
• viðan f (“furnishing of wood”)
• viðarbulungr m (“a pile of wood”)
• viðarbyrðr f (“a burden of wood”)
• viðarfang n (“an armful of wood”)
• viðarflaki m (“wooden scaffolding”)
• viðarhlass n (“a load of wood”)
• viðarhǫgg n (“wood-cutting”)
• viðarlauf n (“wood-leaves”)
• viðarmark n (“a mark on a tree”)
• viðarrif n (“the right of taking fagots”)
• viðarrunnr m (“grove”)
• viðarrót f (“the root of a tree”)
• viðartaka f (“wood-pilfering”)
• viðartalga f (“wood-cutting”)
• viðarteinungr m (“wand”)
• viðartág f (“tough root”)
• viðarval n (“picked wood”)
• viðarverk n (“woodwork”)
• viðarvǫxtr m (“brushwood”)
• viðarøx f (“woodaxe”)
• viðaval n (“selection of timber”)
• viðbjǫrn m (“black bear”)
• viðhǫgg n (“wood-cutting”)
• viðkǫstr m (“pile of wood”)
• viðreki m (“drift of wood”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: viður
• Faroese: viður
• Norwegian Nynorsk: ved, vid
• Elfdalian: wið
• Old Swedish: viþer, vedher
  • Swedish: ved
• Old Danish: with
  • Danish: ved
    • Norwegian Bokmål: ved

Etymology 2

Preposition

viðr

1. Alternative form of við

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

viðr

1. second/third-person singular present active indicative of vinna