Váð-hæfr

Old Norse Dictionary - váð-hæfr

Meaning of Old Norse word "váð-hæfr" in English.

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

váð-hæfr
adj. fit for sail; váðhæft-veðr, a favourable wind; hvessti svá at varla var váðhæft á konungs skipi, Fms. ix. 387.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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