Vandgættr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vandgættr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vandgættr" in Norwegian.

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

vandgættr
vandgættr, adj. af saadan Beskaffenhed at det er vanskeligt at have Øie med, passepaa noget (gæta til e-s), saa at manikke har nogen Ulempe deraf; þetta ergótt kvæði, ok þigg af mér sverð búit,en vandgætt mun þér til þess, þvíatengi fylgir umgerðin, ok haf svá 3daga ok 3 nætr, at engum verði meinat Frs. 9332; mönnum varð vandgætttil lyndis Haralds konungs, því at hannvar harðr ok refsingasamr Grett. 20523;gerðist Kalfi þá nökkut vandgættra tilskaps konungs Fris. 17526 (Hkr. 52422).

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚿᚦᚵᛅᛏᛏᚱ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
s.
substantiv.

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