Padda

Old Norwegian Dictionary - padda

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "padda" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

padda: padda, f. Padde (rana bufo L., bufo ci-nereus); ullo þar ór (nL. ór líkamanumSnæfríðar) ormar ok eðlur, froskar okpöddur ok allskyns íllyrmi Hkr. 6720(Fris. 5235); ormar ok eðlur ok pöddurFlat. II, 19137 jvf 29 (OHm. 3816. 28; OH.10935); þar (nL. í Íslandi) má ekki eitr-kvikendi þrífast, hvárki ormr né paddaKgs. 2118; jvf flere under ormr anførte Citater; hann vill ekki svíkja bróðursínn ok varast hana sem eitrligan ormeðr þútuliga pöddu Gyð. 617.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛕᛆᚦᚦᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

L.: Linje.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

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