Váði

Old Norse Dictionary - váði

Meaning of Old Norse word "váði" in English.

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

váði Old Norse word can mean:

váði
a, m. (vóði, voði), [prop. derivative from vá; Dan. vaade]:—a danger, peril, of extreme sudden danger; stýra til váða, Ó. H. 136, Fms. vii. 145; mér þykkir við váða búit, ef vér verðum rangsáttir, Ó. H. 92; heldr við váða, 168, Fms. ii. 116; þat var við váða sjálvan, vii. 64.
váði
2. a dangerous object; vápn eðr annarr váði, Grág. ii. 117, Sks. 299; orms váði, poët. ‘snake-bale,’ i. e. the winter, Edda (Ht.); vitnis váði, the Wolf’s foe, i. e. Odin, (in a verse); lindar váði, ‘lime-scathe,’ i. e. fire, Fm. 43.
váði
COMPDS: váðablót, váðaeldr, váðahark, váðakuldi, váðalaust, váðaligr, váðasamligr, váðveifliga, váðaverk, váðvænligr, váðvænn.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
prop.
proper, properly.
i. e.
id est.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fm.
Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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