Veðjan

Old Norse Dictionary - veðjan

Meaning of Old Norse word "veðjan" in English.

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

veðjan Old Norse word can mean:

veðjan: f. (acc. with the art. veðjunna, Edda 70), a wagering, betting; eptir þessa veðjan ok kappmæli, Fms. ii. 276, Hkr. iii. 281, Fas. i. 318, ii. 546 (veðjun); veðjanar-fé, a wager = veðfé, Fas. i. 319.

veðjan: 2. an appeal; bjóða veðjan, N. G. L. i. 220; veðjanar dómr, a court of appeal, id.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

f.: feminine.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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