æði

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aiːðɪ/ Rhymes: -aiːðɪ === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse ǿði f, from Proto-Germanic *wōdį̄; compare Faroese øði f. By surface analysis, óður (“furious, crazy”) +‎ -i n (abstract noun). The shift in gender from feminine to neuter is presumably due to the influence of ǿði n (“mind, disposition”), for which see Etymology 3 below. ==== Noun ==== æði n (genitive singular æðis, no plural) frenzy, rage, madness Synonyms: klikkun, ofsi, skapofsi ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== óður (“furious, crazy”) æða (“to rush”) Óðinn m (Norse god) === Etymology 2 === Clipping of æðislegur. ==== Adjective ==== æði (indeclinable) (colloquial) great, excellent, wonderful Synonyms: frábær, æðislegur, magnaður Það væri auðvitað algjört æði. ― That would of course be great. Ég kem í heimsókn á eftir. – Æði! ― I'll come over for a visit later today. – Great! ===== Derived terms ===== æðipæði === Etymology 3 === Maybe derived from the noun sense “frenzy, rage” above. ==== Adverb ==== æði (dated) very, rather, quite Synonym: mjög ===== Usage notes ===== Primarily used in written language. ===== Alternative forms ===== æði- ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 4 === Inherited from Old Norse ǿði n (“mind, disposition”), from Proto-Germanic *wōþiją. ==== Noun ==== æði n (genitive singular æðis, no plural) (archaic) nature, disposition Synonyms: hugarfar n, innræti n, þel n ===== Declension ===== === References === === Further reading === Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “æði”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies “æði” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)