Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Veiða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 veiða

d, to catch, hunt; veiða fimm orra, Ó. H. 79; veiða íkorna, 85; veiða rauðdýri, Orkn. 448; veiða sel ok fiska, Hkr. ii. 245; veiða fugla ok fiska, Grág. ii. 345; at han hefði veitt í einu höggi otr ok lax, Edda 72; veiða laxa, Nj. 69; veiða dýr á mörkinni, Fas. iii. 4.

2 veiða

2. metaph., þótti þeim nú mundi lítið fyrir at veiða Gunnar, Nj. 113; ok fáit ér hann eigi veiddan, 102; ok mun þá þar mega veiða í er stundir líða, they will be caught by that, 207; látum þá eigi veiða oss inni, Fms. ix. 217; veiða þenna níðing í snöru, i. 206; veiða e-n í orðum, N. T.; veiða e-t upp ór e-m, to fish it out of one.

3 veiða

II. reflex., hversu veiðisk, how goes it with the catch? þeim veiddist vel, they got a good catch, freq. in mod. usage.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

veiða

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "veiða" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gl: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
N. T.: New Testament.
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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