Vand-gætt
Old Norse Dictionary - vand-gætt
Meaning of Old Norse word "vand-gætt"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vand-gætt
- (vann-g.), part. n., in the phrase, e-m verðr vanngætt til e-s, difficult to keep or manage, Fs. 93, Grett. 205 new Ed.; verðr mér vanngætt til skaps konungs, Ó. H. 114; vanngættra, 237.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚾᛏ-ᚴᛅᛏᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)