Vanda

Old Icelandic Dictionary - vanda

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "vanda" in English.

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

vanda Old Icelandic word can mean:

vanda: (að), v.

vanda: 1) to work elaborately, bestow great pains on, prepare carefully (hón gerði honum ok klæði öll, er mest skyldi ~);

vanda: ~ðr, elaborate, highly finished (~ðr skipabúnaðr);

vanda: ~ðar krásir, choice dainties;

vanda: 2) to pick out the best, choose carefully (muntu þurfa at ~ til ferðar þessar bædi menn ok skip);

vanda: 3) to find fault with, be particular about, care, mind, with a negative (~ lítt um siðu manna); ~ ek eigi, þótt sá sé drepinn, I mind not though he be killed; ~ um e-t við e-n, to find fault with one for a thing, complain of;

vanda: 4) refl., ~st, to become difficult, precarious (þykki mér nú ~ málit); impers., ~st um e-t, it becontes difficult.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚾᛏᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t: eitthvat.

impers.: impersonal.

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