Vanda-mál
Old Norse Dictionary - vanda-mál
Meaning of Old Norse word "vanda-mál"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vanda-mál
- n. a difficult, complicated case; mikit vandamál, Nj. 31, 71; hafa v. at tala, Eb. 132; hugsa þetta vandamál, Fms. i. 84: er konungr sat yfir vanda-málum, held council, vii. 106.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚾᛏᛅ-ᛘᛅᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)