Hvera-vatn

Old Norse Dictionary - hvera-vatn

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvera-vatn" in English.

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

hvera-vatn: n. water from a hver. For old dried up hverar see Itin. 295; cp. also the remarks s. v. Geysir and Ann. 1294. From

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

n.: neuter.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.

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