Veð

Old Icelandic Dictionary - veð

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "veð" in English.

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

veð Old Icelandic word can mean:

veð: I) (gen. pl. ~ja), n. pledge, surety;

veð: setja e-t í ~, at ~i, to pledge, give in pledge;

veð: hann bauð at ~i alla eign sína, he offered all his property as a pledge;

veð: leysa (út) ~, to redeem a pledge;

veð: hafa e-t í ~i, to have at stake;

veð: vera í ~i, to be at stake (líf mitt er í ~i).

veð: II) from vaða.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦ

Abbreviations used:

gen.: genitive.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

e-t: eitthvat.

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