Ván-biðill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Ván-biðill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ván-biðill

m. a wooer waiting for an answer; in the phrase, ek vil eigi vera vánbiðill þessa ráðs, I will not long stand hat in hand, Eb. 130, Ld. 192, Ísl. ii. 159.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛅᚾ-ᛒᛁᛏᛁᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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