Há-vaði
Old Norse Dictionary - há-vaði
Meaning of Old Norse word "há-vaði"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word há-vaði can mean:há-vaði
- há-vaði
- 1. a, m. a noise, tumult, Bs. ii. 182, Fas. ii, 230; í hávaða, aloud, Rd. 252, Fms. i. 289, Sturl. ii. 246: the greatest number, main part of a thing, hann náði hávaðanum, he caught the main part; missa hávaðan af því, to lose the main part.
- há-vaði
- 2. a, m. a roaring water, a rapid, i. e. something less than a cascade; móða féll með miklum hávaða, Fas. ii. 230; þá spennti fram í hávaðana, Safn i. 80.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅ-ᚢᛅᚦᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- i. e.
- id est.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Safn
- Safn til Sögu Islands.