váð

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vad"

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse váð.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔɑː/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɑː
  • Homophones: vá, vág
  • Rhymes: -ɔaː

Noun

váð f (genitive singular váðar, plural váðir)

  1. (archaic) woven cloth

Declension

f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative váð váðin váðir váðirnar
accusative váð váðina váðir váðirnar
dative váð váðini váðum váðunum
genitive váðar váðarinnar váða váðanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wēdiz, whence also Old English wǣd, Old Saxon wād, Old High German wāt.

Noun

váð f

  1. piece of cloth; garment
    Vápnum ok váðum skulu vinir gleðjask
    by weapons and garments must friends gladden each other

Declension

Declension of váð (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative váð váðin váðir váðirnar
accusative váð váðina váðir váðirnar
dative váð váðinni váðum váðunum
genitive váðar váðarinnar váða váðanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: voð
  • Faroese: váð
  • Norwegian Bokmål: våd
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: våd
  • Old Swedish: vāþ
  • → English: wad
  • ⇒ Old Norse: váðmál, vaðmál
    • Danish: vadmel
    • Norwegian Bokmål: vadmel
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: vadmål
    • Swedish: vadmal
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