Vaðla

Old Norse Dictionary - vaðla

Meaning of Old Norse word "vaðla" in English.

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

vaðla: or vöðla, u, f. a flock of water-beasts (seals); hence vöðlu-selr, Sks. 177, v. l., mod. vöðu-selr, a kind of seal, = opnuselr; also in Icel. called vaða, u, f., from swimming in flocks.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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