Veggjaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - veggjaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "veggjaðr" in English.

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

veggjaðr Old Norse word can mean:

veggjaðr
part. walled, Stj. 640, Str. 78.
veggjaðr
2. a metrical term, veggjat, ‘wedged’ into the verse, of an intercalated word, Edda (Ht.)

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

Abbreviations used:

part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
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