Vadu[ndjfald

Old Danish Dictionary - vadu[ndjfald

Meaning of Old Danish word "Vadu[ndjfald", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Vadu[ndjfald can mean:

  • no.
  • 1) lavvande; nær stort wadufal ær, tha see man thetæn i dagh. NAM V. 172 (=1 in de fluxu aqvæ. SRD I. 155). Jf Rdq IL 105. —
  • 2) Jille vandløb; Aventum, beck, lidet vandfald. Etym 456; NLi 448. Jf isl vatnfall. —
  • 3) tagdryp; (1620). KD I. 626 (ovf. TIL 834bø) Jf ovf. IV. 292 bær —
  • 4) (sv vatten fall)i nuv. bet. ; MP 296 (u. catarrhacta); Etym 192, 233 (= impetus undarum proclivis).

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚦᚢ[ᚿᚦᛁᚠᛆᛚᚦ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
æ.
ældre.
et.
enkelttal (singularis).
t.
tysk.

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