Iði Explained

Iði (Old Norse: in Norse, Old pronounced as /ˈiðe/; also Idi) is a jötunn in Norse mythology. He is the son of Alvaldi and the brother of Þjazi and Gangr.

Name

The Old Norse name Iði has been translated as the 'active one' or the 'hard-working one', deriving from ið ('work'; compare with Norwegian idig and Swedish idog 'hard-working').

Attestations

In Skáldskaparmál (Language of Poetry), Iði is mentioned as the son of the jötunn Alvaldi, who is "very rich in gold", and as the brother of Þjazi and Gangr:

References

Bibliography

• Book: de Vries, Jan. Altnordisches Etymologisches Worterbuch. 1962. Brill. 978-90-04-05436-3. 1977. Jan de Vries (linguist).
• Book: Orchard, Andy. Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. 1997. Cassell. 978-0-304-34520-5. Andy Orchard. registration.
• Book: Simek, Rudolf. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. 1996. D.S. Brewer. 978-0-85991-513-7. en. Rudolf Simek.