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)

(archaic) woven cloth

Declension

f2	singular		plural
f2	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

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
feminine	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
Old Swedish: vāþ
- Swedish: våd
→ English: wad
⇒ Old Norse: váðmál, vaðmál (see there for further descendants)

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