Vaðill

Old Norse Dictionary - vaðill

Meaning of Old Norse word "vaðill" in English.

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

vaðill Old Norse word can mean:

vaðill: and vöðull, m. [Shetl. vaadle; Dan. veile], a shallow water, esp. places where fiords or straits can be passed on horseback; hón óð út á vaðlana, Lv. 68; var flæðr sævar ok ekki reitl yfir vaðla, Sturl. iii. 46; ríða til vaðlanna (vöðlanna Cod.), id.; ok er hann reið at vaðlinum, Gullþ. 26; við vás ok vaðla (wading) spillisk mjök meinit, Bs. i. 386.

vaðill: 2. metaph. gabbling talk; hvaða vaðall er á þér (?).

vaðill: II. a local name, Vöðlar, Vöðla-þing, in the north of Iceland, Rb. 292, Ann. 1125; Hása-vaðill, cp. Veile in Denmark.

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

Abbreviations used:

Cod.: Codex.

Dan.: Danish.

esp.: especially.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

þ.: þáttr.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

cp.: compare.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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