Ván-biðill

Old Norse Dictionary - ván-biðill

Meaning of Old Norse word "ván-biðill" in English.

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

ván-biðill
m. a wooer waiting for an answer; in the phrase, ek vil eigi vera vánbiðill þessa ráðs, I will not long stand hat in hand, Eb. 130, Ld. 192, Ísl. ii. 159.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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