Veðr

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

veðr Old Icelandic word can mean:

veðr

I)

veðr

n.

veðr

1) weather (gott, illt);

veðr

2) wind (tók at lægja veðrit); sigla (stýra) í v. e-m, to get to the wind-ward of one, take the wind out of his sail;

veðr

3) quarter, tack; veifði hann rœði annars veðrs til, he steered round with his oar on the other tack;

veðr

4) the lower air (þetta smiði var svá mikit vorðit, at þat tók upp ór veðrum); v. rauf upp, the air cleared up;

veðr

5) wind, scent; bersi hafði v. af manninum, the bear had wind of the man, scented him; komast við veðri, to be scented, rumoured; láta koma v. á e-n um e-t, to let one get scent of, throw out hints to one about a thing; staðarmenn mæltu mjök á. v., hinted broadly.

veðr

II)

veðr

(gen. -rs and -rar, pl. -rar), m.

veðr

1) wether;

veðr

2) battering-ram.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦᚱ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary