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.)