And-vaka
Old Norse Dictionary - and-vaka
Meaning of Old Norse word "and-vaka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word and-vaka can mean:and-vaka
- and-vaka
- u, f. sleeplessness, ἀγρυπνία, caused by care or grief, Fms. i. 82; mostly used in pl.
- and-vaka
- β. medic. agrypnia, Fél. ix. 189, Bs. i. 251.
- and-vaka
- γ. wakefulness, Hom. 108. In the Máfhlíð. vísur, Eb. ch. 19, andvaka unda = a sword, the ‘awakener’ of wounds; (cp. vekja blóð.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚾᛏ-ᚢᛅᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
- ch.
- chapter.
- cp.
- compare.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fél.
- Félags-rit.
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)