Vándska

Old Norse Dictionary - vándska

Meaning of Old Norse word "vándska" in English.

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

vándska
or vánzka, mod. vonzka, u, f. wickedness, Rétt. 18, D. N. iv. 66: in mod. usage, esp. of fury, ire, anger, hann réði sér ekki fyrir vonzku; vonzku-veðr, a furious, bad gale.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Rétt.
Réttarbætr. (B. II.)
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