Vand-látr

Old Norse Dictionary - vand-látr

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

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

vand-látr
adj. fastidious, difficult to please, Fms. vi. 386, passim in mod. usage; mostly in a good sense, one who wants things to be well done, ó-vandlátr.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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