Reconstruction:Old Norse/iðja

See also: idja

Old Norse

Alternate forms

Etymology

From an earlier *īṷiþia, from Proto-Germanic *īwiþia, *īhwiþia, a collective form of *īhwaz (“yew”) +‎ *-iþia (“collective suffix”).

Compare Old Norse víðir to Old Norse viðja

Noun

*iðja f (genitive ?, plural *iðjar)

  1. based on compounds: greenery

Derived terms

  • Iðavǫllr (“green plain?”)
  • iðjagrænn (“fare green, pasture green”)
  • ýr (“yew”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: iðja, ið (in iðjagrænn, iðgrænn)
  • Old Swedish: idhe, ydhe

Further reading

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