Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Váð-vænn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

adj. fraught with peril, Fms. ix. 263, v. l.; var váðvænt at upp mundi reka, Bs. i. 320; strauma váð-væna, dangerous currents, Orkn. 406.

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Runic Inscription

váð-vænn

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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