æði

See also: aedi and Appendix:Variations of "adi"

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aiːðɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aiːðɪ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ǿði f, from Proto-Germanic *wōdį̄; compare Faroese øði f. By surface analysis, óður (“furious, crazy”) +‎ -i n (abstract noun). The shift in gender from feminine to neuter is presumably due to the influence of ǿði n (“mind, disposition”), for which see Etymology 3 below.[1]

Noun

æði n (genitive singular æðis, no plural)

  1. frenzy, rage, madness
    Synonyms: klikkun, ofsi, skapofsi
Declension
Declension of æði (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative æði æðið
accusative æði æðið
dative æði æðinu
genitive æðis æðisins
Derived terms
types of frenzy
  • brjálæði (“insanity”)
  • gullæði (“goldrush”)
  • kaupæði (“buying spree”)
  • málæði (“loquacity”)
  • morðæði (“killing frenzy”)
  • ölæði (“drunkenness”)
other

Etymology 2

Clipping of æðislegur.

Adjective

æði (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial) great, excellent, wonderful
    Synonyms: frábær, æðislegur, magnaður
    Það væri auðvitað algjört æði. ― That would of course be great.
    Ég kem í heimsókn á eftir. – Æði! ― I'll come over for a visit later today. – Great!
Derived terms
  • æðipæði

Etymology 3

Maybe derived from the noun sense “frenzy, rage” above.

Adverb

æði

  1. (dated) very, rather, quite
    Synonym: mjög
Usage notes

Primarily used in written language.

Alternative forms
  • æði-
Derived terms
  • æðilangur (“very long”)
  • æðimargur (“very many”)
  • æðimikill (“very great”)
  • æðimunur (“major difference”)
  • æðioft (“very often”)
  • æðistór (“very big”)

Etymology 4

Inherited from Old Norse ǿði n (“mind, disposition”), from Proto-Germanic *wōþiją.[2]

Noun

æði n (genitive singular æðis, no plural)

  1. (archaic) nature, disposition
    Synonyms: hugarfar n, innræti n, þel n
Declension
Declension of æði (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative æði æðið
accusative æði æðið
dative æði æðinu
genitive æðis æðisins

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “1 æði”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 1213 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  2. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “2 æði”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 1213 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Further reading

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “æði”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • “æði” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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