Padda

Old Norse Dictionary - padda

Meaning of Old Norse word "padda" in English.

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

padda Old Norse word can mean:

padda: u, f. [A. S. pada; Dutch padde; Engl. paddock]:—a toad; ormar, eðlur, froskar, ok pöddur, snakes, lizards, frogs, and toads, FmS. x. 380; mýss ok ormar, eðlur ok pöddur, Ó. H. 109; ekki eitrkvikindi, hvárki ormr né padda, SkS. 88, MS. 623. 26; þar eru eigi höggormar, froskr né padda, there are neither snakes, frogs, nor toads, viz. in Ireland, referring to the tale of St. Patrick,—a legend taken from a popular etymology of the saint’s name, qs. ‘padd-reaker,’ toad-driver.

padda: 2. in Icel., where no amphibia are found, used of any insects or beetles in pools or foul water.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

qs.: quasi.

S.: Saga.

viz.: namely.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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