Vándr

Old Norse Dictionary - vándr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vándr" in English.

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

vándr Old Norse word can mean:

vándr
mod. vondr, adj., without compar. or superl.; [Dan.-Swed. ond]:—bad; of a thing, vánd klæði, Fs. 150, Fms. i. 70; vánda leppa, ii. 161; ór húsi litlu ok vándu, Hkr. ii. 380; psaltari vándr, Vm. 13; v. íss, rotten ice, Fms. vii. 273; vánt vatn, bad water, Karl. 62; vánt veðr, bad weather, Fb. iii. 240.
vándr
2. in a moral sense, wicked, bad; vándr maðr, Fms. vii. 117, Bs. i. 163; v. hefi ek verit, en aldri hefi ek þjófr verit, Nj. 74; íllum ok vándum, Blas. 46; vánd verk, n. G. l. ii. passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
compar.
comparative.
Dan.
Danish.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
superl.
superlative.
Swed.
Swedish.
v.
vide.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
Blas.
Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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