Vaðill

Old Icelandic Dictionary - vaðill

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "vaðill" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

vaðill Old Icelandic word can mean:

vaðill
(pl. vaðlar), m.
vaðill
1) wading (við vás ok vaðla spiltist mjök meinit);
vaðill
2) shallow water, esp. places where fiords or straits can be passed on horseback (var flœðr sævar ok ekki reitt yfir vaðla).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚦᛁᛚᛚ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
esp.
especially.

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