vaðill

Old Norse

Alternative forms

vaðall, vǫðull

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wadilą. See vaða.

Noun

vaðill m (genitive vaðils, plural vaðlar)

ford, shallow water

Declension

Declension of vaðill (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vaðill	vaðillinn	vaðlar	vaðlarnir
accusative	vaðil	vaðilinn	vaðla	vaðlana
dative	vaðli	vaðlinum	vǫðlum	vǫðlunum
genitive	vaðils	vaðilsins	vaðla	vaðlanna

The plural forms may be used interchangeably with the plural forms of vǫðull.

Descendants

Norwegian Bokmål: val m
Norwegian Nynorsk: val m

References

vaðill in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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