eddy

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  1. noun A current, as of water or air, moving contrary to the direction of the main current, especially in a circular motion.
  2. noun A drift or tendency that is counter to or separate from a main current, as of opinion, tradition, or history.
  3. intransitive verb To move in or as if in an eddy. See Synonyms at turn.
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English ydy, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse idha.

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  1. The Middle English form (and the Anglo-Saxon, if any) not recorded; the word is either cognate with or derived from Icelandic idha, an eddy, whirlpool, = Norwegian ida, also ide (and in various other forms, ia, ie, ea, eaa, udu, uddu, vudu, odo, evju, ivju, the last forms prob. of other origin; often with prefix bak-, back, upp-, up, kring, circle), = Swedish dial. idha, idå = Danish dial. ide, an eddy, whirlpool; cf. Icelandic idha = Norwegian ida, whirl about; Icelandic idh, feminine, a doing, idh, n., a restless motion, = Swedish id, industry, = Danish id, pursuit, intention; Icelandic idhinn = Swedish idog, assiduous, diligent; prob. connected with Anglo-Saxon ed-, etc., back (equivalent to L. re-): see ed-. Cf. eddish.
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