VID

Name Element

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

In names probably a kenning for 'man'

See also VÍÐ and VI

Ancient Germanic

*widu- = 'forest' (as a borderline)

Proto-Norse

*wiðu- = 'forest' (as a borderline)
*widuz = 'forest'

Old Norse

viðr = 'forest', 'wood', 'tree'

Old Swedish

viþer = 'forest', 'wood', 'tree'
vidher = 'forest', 'wood', 'tree'

Old Danish

with = 'tree'

Old High German

witu = 'forest', 'wood', 'tree'
witu = 'forest', 'wood'

Old Saxon

widu = 'forest', 'wood', 'tree'
widu = 'forest', 'wood'

Anglo-Saxon

widu- = 'forest', 'wood', 'tree'
wudu- = 'forest', 'wood', 'tree'

Old English

widu = 'forest', 'wood', 'tree'

Related Names

See Wedel (German), *Wida (Norse), Wito (German)

Combinations

Name Element	Example
ADAL	see Alvid
AGI	see Agviðr
ALA	see Alawīdaz
ALD	see Aldviðr
ALF	see Alvid
ARN	see Arnviðr
AS	see Ásviðr
AUD	see Auðviðr
BARK	see Barkviðr
BEIN	see Beinviðr
BJÖRN	see Biornvidh and Viðbiǫrn
BORG	see Bergviðr
BOT	see Bótviðr
BRA	see Bráviðr
DANR	see Dannevid
EGG	see Agviðr
ELL	see Elvida
EY	see Övidher and Viðey
FAST	see Viðfastr and Fastvidh
FINN	see Finnviðr and Viðfinnr
FOLK	see Folkviðr
FREJ	see Freyviðr
GAUT	see Gautviðr
GEIR	see GæiRviðr (Norse) and *Widugaizaz (Norse) and Wideger (German)
GEST	see Widogast (German)
GUNN	see Gunnviðr
HA	see Håvid
HAGN	see Hagnviðr
HALL	see Hallvidh
HARD	see Hartvid
HEGG	see Hægviðr
HEIM	see Hemvidh
HER	see Härvidh (Norse) and *Widuharjaz (Norse) and Withari (German)
HJALM	see Hialmviðr
HOLM	see Holmviðr
HREGG	see Hreggviðr
HRING	see Ringvidh
HRÖNG	see Hrǫngviðr
HUN	see Húnviðr
IGUL	see Ilwith
JAR	see Jarvid
KOL	see Kolviður
KRIST	see Kristvidh
LIKN	see Líknviðr
LIND	see Lindvidh
MAR	see *Widumāriz
MARR	see Marvid
MEL	see Melvid
MUND	see *Widumunduz (Norse) and Witmund (German) and Widmund (English)
NARF	see Narvid
NOR	see Norvid
O	see Ovid
RAGN	see Ragnviðr
RAND	see Randviðr
RASK	see Raskviðr
RIK	see Ríkviðr (Norse) and Widerich (German)
RUN	see Rúnviðr and Vidrun
SIG	see Sigviðr
SUNN	see Sunnviðr
ULF	see Ulfviðr and Viðolfr
VALD	see Widuwald (German)
ÖL	see Ǫlviðr
ÞOR	see Þórviðr

See also Skáviðr

First Element Forms

Wed-
Vi- Wi-
Vid- Wid- Við- Víð-
Wide- Wido- Widu- *Widu-
Wit- With-

Last Element Forms

-fwed
-uidh -uidus
-ve -vee
-ved -wed
-vet
-vi -wi
-vid -vida -wīdaz -vidh -vidher -viðr -viður -vidus -widus -widuz
-viiti -with
-wiþr