Váð-vænn

Old Norse Dictionary - váð-vænn

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

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

váð-vænn
adj. fraught with peril, Fms. ix. 263, v. l.; var váðvænt at upp mundi reka, Bs. i. 320; strauma váð-væna, dangerous currents, Orkn. 406.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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