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
- Homophone: Víðir
Noun
víðir m (genitive singular víðis, no plural)
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | víðir | víðirinn |
| accusative | víði | víðinn |
| dative | víði | víðinum |
| genitive | víðis | víðisins |
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
From Proto-Germanic *wīþijaz (“willow”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis (“that which twines or bends, branch, switch”), to a root sense of braid, intertwine etc, also found in Old Norse veggr (“wall”), and potentially dialectal Scandinavian vina, Icelandic vínast (“to mate among birds”). Compare also wire and wind. See related Proto-Germanic *wiþiz, *wiþjǭ (“cord, rope”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis (“that which twines”), from *weyt- (“that which winds or bends, branch, switch”), from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“to turn, wind, bend”).
Cognate to Middle Low German wīde; Middle Dutch wide, Dutch wijde; Old High German wīda, Middle High German wīde, German weide; also Old English wíþig, English withy, Old English wiþþe, English withe; Old Frisian withthe; Latin vitis (“grape vine, grape stock”); Ancient Greek ἰτέα (itéa, “willow”); Old Church Slavonic větvь (větvĭ), Russian ветвь (vetvʹ, “branch, bough, limb”); Old Prussian witwan (“willow”); Latvian vītols (“willow”); Lithuanian vyti̇̀s (“willow twig”); Old Irish féith (“fiber, sinue”); Avestan vaēiti- (“willow”).
Noun
víðir m (genitive víðis)
Declension
| masculine | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | víðir | víðirinn |
| accusative | víði | víðinn |
| dative | víði | víðinum |
| genitive | víðis | víðisins |
Related terms
Descendants
- Icelandic: víðir
- Norwegian Bokmål: vier
- Norwegian Nynorsk: vidje, vier
- Old Swedish: viþir
- ⇒ Old Danish: wyde
- ⇒ Old Swedish: vidhe
- Swedish: vide
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “víðir”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 498; also available at the Internet Archive
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
víðir
- positive degree strong masculine nominative plural of víðr
Verb
víðir
- inflection of víða:
- second/third-person singular present indicative active
- second-person singular present subjunctive active