Vöðull

Meaning of Old Norse word "vöðull" (or vǫðull)

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

vöðull (vǫðull)

m. = vaðall, in Vöðla-þing.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vöðull may be more accurately written as vǫðull.

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