Væða
Old Norse Dictionary - væða
Meaning of Old Norse word "væða"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word væða can mean:væða
- væða
- d, [váð], to clothe; þótt hann sét væddr til vel, Hm. 60; her-væða (q. v.), to put on armour, Edda 41.
- væða
- 2. a naut. term; Fugley var á hægri hönd, Hjaltland þokan væddi, the fog clothed (shrouded) Shetland, Eggert.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚦᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- naut.
- nautical.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)