Vand-kvæði

Old Norse Dictionary - vand-kvæði

Meaning of Old Norse word "vand-kvæði" in English.

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

vand-kvæði
n. pl. (speit vann-k.), perplexity; þetta v., Fms. iv. 199; vandkvæði vár, ii. 12; hitta, koma í vandkvæði, vi. 107, vii. 33; sitja í miklu v., Ó. H. 195 (vannqueði). Lv. 50; mesta v., Fms. viii. 146.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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