Vöðvi

Old Norse Dictionary - vöðvi

Meaning of Old Norse word "vöðvi" (or vǫðvi) in English.

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

vöðvi (vǫðvi): a, m. [Germ. waden—calf of the leg], a muscle; skal hann sár bótum bæta eyri þar sem vöðva skerr, N. G. L. i. 67; kykva-vöðvi, Hkr. i. 99, Þiðr. 187; hjó á lærit, svá at ór tók allan vöðvann, Grett. 136 A; þat er margra manna siðr at vinda vöðva klæðum ok kalla þat soðit, Fas. ii. 525, the word is very freq. in mod. usage; afl-vöðvi, the biceps-muscle; vöðva-sár, a flesh-wound, N. G. L. i. 172, Grág. i. 18; vöðva-skeina, a flesh-wound, Fbr. 212.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vöðvi may be more accurately written as vǫðvi.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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