Vaka
Old Icelandic Dictionary - vakaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "vaka" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
vaka Old Icelandic word can mean:
- vaka
- I)
- vaka
- (vaki, vakta, vakat), v.
- vaka
- 1) to be awake, to keep awake (hann hefir vakat í alla nótt); v. yfir e-u, to watch during the night (v. yfir fé sínu);
- vaka
- 2) to awake, = vakna (hann bað hann v. skjott).
- vaka
- II)
- vaka
- (gen. pl. vakna), f.
- vaka
- 1) waking halda vöku sinni, to keep oneself awake;
- vaka
- 2) vigil (fara til hins heilaga Ólafs til vöku);
- vaka
- 3) eve of saint’s day.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚴᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-u
- einhverju.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
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