Vatna

Old Norse Dictionary - vatna

Meaning of Old Norse word "vatna" in English.

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

vatna Old Norse word can mean:

vatna: að, to water; er allri hennar hjörð var vatnað, Stj. 171; vatna hestum sínum, Sturl. iii. 24.

vatna: 2. metaph. phrases; vatna músum, to ‘water mice,’ weep, have tears in the eyes (see auga); vatna lömbum, to ‘water lambs,’ to lie down and drink from a running stream; láta vatna undir e-t, to lift (a heavy thing) just from the ground so that water can flow underneath.

vatna: 3. the naut. phrase, svá suðr með landi, at sær var í miðjum hlíðum en stundum vatnaði land (acc.), Ó. H. 149; þeir sigldu þrjá daga til þess er landit var vatnað, Fb. i. 431; eyin er nær vötnuð, Fms. vi. 379; þá drægi svá skjótt undan at náliga vatnaði seglin, Fb. ii. 15.

vatna: 4. eccl. = vatnfasta; heitr hón at vatna æfinliga fyrir dag Guðmundar biskups, ok gefa málsverð, Bs. i. 619; v. fyrir báðar Þorlaks-messur, Sturl. ii. 252, H. E. ii. 188; fyrr en lærir at leggja af blót ok Laugar-nætr at vatna, Skíða R. 202.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

acc.: accusative.

naut.: nautical.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

R.: Rimur.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

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