Váð-vænn
Old Norse Dictionary - váð-vænn
Meaning of Old Norse word "váð-vænn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- váð-vænn
- 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.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚦ-ᚢᛅᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)