Váta-drífa

Old Norse Dictionary - váta-drífa

Meaning of Old Norse word "váta-drífa"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

váta-drífa
u, f. a fall of sleet, Hkr. iii. 425. váta-reykr, m. a wet reek, Krók. 58 C.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛏᛅ-ᛏᚱᛁᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Krók.
Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
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