Padda
Old Norse Dictionary - padda
Meaning of Old Norse word "padda"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word padda can mean:padda
- padda
- u, f. [A. S. pada; Dutch padde; Engl. paddock]:—a toad; ormar, eðlur, froskar, ok pöddur, snakes, lizards, frogs, and toads, FmS. x. 380; mýss ok ormar, eðlur ok pöddur, Ó. H. 109; ekki eitrkvikindi, hvárki ormr né padda, SkS. 88, MS. 623. 26; þar eru eigi höggormar, froskr né padda, there are neither snakes, frogs, nor toads, viz. in Ireland, referring to the tale of St. Patrick,—a legend taken from a popular etymology of the saint’s name, qs. ‘padd-reaker,’ toad-driver.
- padda
- 2. in Icel., where no amphibia are found, used of any insects or beetles in pools or foul water.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᛏᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- qs.
- quasi.
- S.
- Saga.
- viz.
- namely.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)