viða

viða
I)
(að), v. to furnish wood.
II)
f.
1) mast (lét hann reisa viðuna ok draga seglit); láta skip renna at (or á) viðum, to let the ship run under bare poles;
2) a high deck or bridge, amidships on ships of war (Sverrir konungr hljóp upp á viðuna).
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u, f. a skein of yarn = vinda.

An Icelandic-English dictionary. . 1874.

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