Veðjan

Old Norse Dictionary - veðjan

Meaning of Old Norse word "veðjan"

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

Old Norse word veðjan can mean:veðjan

veðjan
f. (acc. with the art. veðjunna, Edda 70), a wagering, betting; eptir þessa veðjan ok kappmæli, Fms. ii. 276, Hkr. iii. 281, Fas. i. 318, ii. 546 (veðjun); veðjanar-fé, a wager = veðfé, Fas. i. 319.
veðjan
2. an appeal; bjóða veðjan, N. G. L. i. 220; veðjanar dómr, a court of appeal, id.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
f.
feminine.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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