Vátr

Old Norse Dictionary - vátr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vátr" in English.

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

vátr
vát, vátt, mod. votr; [A. S. wæt; Engl. wet; Dan. vaad]:—wet; þeir vóru vátir mjök, Eg. 203; hann var ekki vátr stórs of ökla upp, BS. i. 349; þeir vóru allir vátir, Eb. 276; allr al-v., Fær. 184; regn hafði verit, ok höfðu menn orðit vátir, Nj. 15; hendinni vátri, Ó. H. 224; með váta brá, … vátar kiðr, wet cheeks from weeping, Lex. Poët.; sumar vátt, a wet summer, Rb. 572; vátt veðr, Fb. ii. 308; þar var allt vótt, 367; (vátt, Ó. H. l. c.); hví er vátt? FS. 38; hafa innan-vátt, ‘in-wet,’ shipping of seas, a naut. term, Háv. 42 new Ed., Fær. 256.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
naut.
nautical.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Háv.
Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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