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.
Declension
declension of víðir
m-s1 | 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”)
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