Vatn
Old Icelandic Dictionary - vatnMeaning of Old Icelandic word "vatn" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
vatn Old Icelandic word can mean:
- vatn
- (gen. vatris or vatz), n.
- vatn
- 1) water, fresh water (spratt þar ~ upp); sól gengr at vatni, the sun sets in the sea;
- vatn
- 2) fears (vatnit for niðr eptir kjálkanum á honum); halda vatni, to forbear weeping;
- vatn
- 3) lake (Mjörs er svá mikit vatn, at líkara er sjó);
- vatn
- 4) pl., vötn, large rivers (hnigu heilög vötn af Himin-fjöllum).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛏᚾ
Abbreviations used:
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
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