Viljaðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - viljaðr

Meaning 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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