iða.
whirlpool, eddy
Meaning & usage
whirlpool, eddy
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse iða, from Proto-Germanic *idōną (“to move about restlessly”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁i-t-eh₂-ie-, probably from *h₁éyti (“to go”). Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål ide and Norwegian Nynorsk ide (“whirlpool”).
to move constantly, restlessly
Where this word comes from
Akin to Norwegian Nynorsk ide (“to whirl”).
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