Iðavǫllr

Old Norse

Etymology

Compound of *iða +‎ vǫllr (“field”). Concerning the former term, when compared to Old Norse *iðja, Swedish id, ide (“yew”), then related to Old Norse ýr, it can refer to green.

Some sources propose the meaning "splendour", while others connect it to Old Saxon idis or to the name of mount Ida.

Proper noun

Iðavǫllr m (genitive Iðavallar)

  1. (Norse mythology) Iðavöllr
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