Vandi
Old Icelandic Dictionary - vandiMeaning of Old Icelandic word "vandi" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
vandi Old Icelandic word can mean:
- vandi
- I)
- vandi
- m.
- vandi
- 1) difficulty, difficult task (lízt mér þat mikill ~);
- vandi
- 2) responsibility (ek af sel vanda mér af höndum, hversu sem gefst);
- vandi
- 3) obligation, duty, esp. of relationship; e-m er v. á við e-n, one is under obligation to a person (er þér miklu meiri v. á við Eirik konung en Egil); binda sér vanda við e-n, to enter into obligation.
- vandi
- II)
- vandi
- m. custom, habit, wont (leggja e-t í vanda); at (or eptir) vanda, as usual.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚾᛏᛁ
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
- esp.
- especially.
- e-t
- eitthvat.
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