Veð-fé

Old Norse Dictionary - veð-fé

Meaning of Old Norse word "veð-fé" in English.

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

veð-fé
n. a bet, wager; dæmðu þeir at dvergrinn ætti veðféit, Edda 70; eigi munt þú hljóta veðféit, Fms. vii. 203; á ek nú veðféit … ef mér bærisk veðféit, Ó. H. 75.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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