Mar-vaði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mar-vaði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mar-vaði

a, m. [Swed. marwatten = eddy], sea water, shoal water (?); only in the phrase, troða marvaða, to tread the water, of a swimmer in an upright position; the word also occurs in Fas. ii. 83 (foot-note, in a verse)—er marvaða mæddu Ránar jóð, but its use there is dubious.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᚱ-ᚢᛅᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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