Vanda-mál

Old Norse Dictionary - vanda-mál

Meaning of Old Norse word "vanda-mál" in English.

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

vanda-mál
n. a difficult, complicated case; mikit vandamál, Nj. 31, 71; hafa v. at tala, Eb. 132; hugsa þetta vandamál, Fms. i. 84: er konungr sat yfir vanda-málum, held council, vii. 106.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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