Váð-hæfr
Old Norse Dictionary - váð-hæfr
Meaning of Old Norse word "váð-hæfr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- váð-hæfr
- adj. fit for sail; váðhæft-veðr, a favourable wind; hvessti svá at varla var váðhæft á konungs skipi, Fms. ix. 387.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚦ-ᚼᛅᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)