Vand-látr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vand-látr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vand-látr

adj. fastidious, difficult to please, Fms. vi. 386, passim in mod. usage; mostly in a good sense, one who wants things to be well done, ó-vandlátr.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛅᚾᛏ-ᛚᛅᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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