Væða

Old Norse Dictionary - væða

Meaning of Old Norse word "væða" in English.

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

væða Old Norse word can mean:

væða
d, [váð], to clothe; þótt hann sét væddr til vel, Hm. 60; her-væða (q. v.), to put on armour, Edda 41.
væða
2. a naut. term; Fugley var á hægri hönd, Hjaltland þokan væddi, the fog clothed (shrouded) Shetland, Eggert.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
naut.
nautical.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
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