Definitions
Definitions
1 PADDA
u, f. [A. S. pada; Dutch padde; Engl. paddock]:—a toad; ormar, eðlur, froskar, ok pöddur, snakes, lizards, frogs, and toads, Fms. x. 380; mýss ok ormar, eðlur ok pöddur, Ó. H. 109; ekki eitrkvikindi, hvárki ormr né padda, Sks. 88, MS. 623. 26; þar eru eigi höggormar, froskr né padda, there are neither snakes, frogs, nor toads, viz. in Ireland, referring to the tale of St. Patrick,—a legend taken from a popular etymology of the saint’s name, qs. ‘padd-reaker,’ toad-driver.
2 PADDA
2. in Icel., where no amphibia are found, used of any insects or beetles in pools or foul water.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
PADDA
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "PADDA" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).