Œði

Old Norwegian Dictionary - œði

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "œði" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

œði
œði, f. 1) Vanvid som sætter et Menneskeud af Stand til at styre sig selv; nú erþat því at eins óðs manns víg eðaverk, at hann brjótist ór böndum okat skynsamir menn viti sanna œði áhonum Landsl. 4, 913. 2) lidenskabeligHeftighed som behersker et Menneske ogdriver det frem mod det foresatte Maal; ef hón (nl. reiðin) eigi er stilt, snýsthón í œði, svá at maðr verðr ómáttugrhugar síns Hom. 5111 jvf Barl. 10533under œða; Alex. 4219; œði er ok úlundSE. I, 544; om Brynde eller vellystigLidenskab: œði ok óþoli Skírn. 36;Heilag. I, 34234.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚯᚦᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
nl.
nemlig.

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