Ván-biðill
Old Norse Dictionary - ván-biðill
Meaning of Old Norse word "ván-biðill"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ván-biðill
- m. a wooer waiting for an answer; in the phrase, ek vil eigi vera vánbiðill þessa ráðs, I will not long stand hat in hand, Eb. 130, Ld. 192, Ísl. ii. 159.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚾ-ᛒᛁᚦᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)