Meanings
comparative more ithand · superlative most ithand · alternative ident · alternative ydant · alternative iden · alternative ydan · alternative eident · alternative idand · alternative ydand
- Northern EnglandScotlandobsoleteIndustrious; assiduous; continually busy; diligent.
- Northern EnglandScotlandobsoleteConscientious; considerate; watchful; careful; attentive.
- Northern EnglandScotlandobsoleteusuallyContinuous; persistent.
Origin
- Old Norseiðinn“assiduous, diligent”
- Middle Englishithand
- Englishithand
From Middle English ithand, an alteration (due to assimilation to suffix -and) of Middle English ithen (“diligent”), from Old Norse iðinn (“assiduous, diligent”), from iðja, iðna (“to do, perform”), from ið (“a restless motion”). Cognate with Icelandic iðinn (“diligent”), Norwegian idig (“busy”), Danish idelig (“continual”), and perhaps to English eddy.
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