Viljaðr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - viljaðrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "viljaðr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
viljaðr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- viljaðr
- a.
- viljaðr
- 1) willing, inclined; nú væra ek á þat v. at, I should like to; skal ek eigi vera verr v. en hann, I shall not be less eager (less ready) than he;
- viljaðr
- 2) intentioned, disposed (at drottning mundi miklu verr viljuð); vera e-m vel v., well disposed towards one; e-m er lítt viljat til e-s, one does not like a person; játta því nökkuru, er þeim væri eigi vel viljat, not to their liking.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛚᛁᛅᚦᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- e-m
- einhverjum.
- e-s
- einhvers.
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