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, vötn; vant occurs in i. 363: the is, agreeably with the pronunciation, in old vellums invariably spelt vatz or vaz, vazt, 148, l. 32; the sound is vass; in the Editions, however, the etymological form vatns has mostly been restored; all the South languages use a form with an r. The form vatr only occurs in two instances, perhaps used only for the rhyme’s sake, in hvatr vátri, a poem of the beginning of the 12th century; and hélt und vatr enn vitri, Sighvat; but vatn vitni in another verse cf the same poet: [ wæter; and Dutch water; watar; wazar; wasser; υδατ-ος; udus: on the other hand, vatn; vatten; vand, vadn.]
A. Water, fresh water; jörð, vatn, lopt, eldr, 19; spratt þar vatn upp, (); blóð ok vatn, 334; grafa til vatz, (); taka vatn upp at sínum hluta, 168; þá er vötnin vóru sköpuð, 655. 1; drepa í vatn eða hella á vatni, ; ef vatn er svá mikit at þar má barn í hylja, i. 363.
2. phrases; ausa vatni, to besprinkle infants with water, see ausa I. 2. β; to which add, þar stendr þú, Özorr, kvað Helgi, ok mun ek ekki við þér sjá, þvíat þú jóst mik vatni, 25; mærin var vatni ausin ok þetta nafn gefit, 25: ganga til vatns, to go to the water, to go to the ‘trapiza,’ , of washing before meals, 296: þá er sól gengr at vatni. when the sun goes into the water, sets in the sea, 96; sér ekki högg á vatni, a blow in the water is not seen, of a useless effort: á vatni, afloat, ii. 532; svá skjótt, at ekki tók á vatni, vii. 344.3. of tears; halda ekki vatni, could not forbear weeping, vi. 236 (in a verse), viii. 232.II. a lake; [ Derwent-water, ]; uppí vatnið Væni, vi. 333; lét flytja sik út í vatn eitt, ok leyndisk þar í hólma nökkurum, i. 66; er í norðanverðum flóanum vatn þat er nes liggr í, Ísl. ii. 345; til vatz þess er Á en Helga fellr ór, 163; sjór eða vatn, a sea or lake, .III. streams, waters, in of large streams; hnigu heilög vötn af Himin-fjöllum, 1. 1; þaðan eigu vötn öll vega, ; þar er djúpt vatn (deep water) er umhverfis, ii. 131; geysask vötn at þeim með forsfalli … vötnin flutu um völluna alla, 164; brúar um ár eða vötn, i. 149; vötn þau er ór jöklum höfðu fallit, 133; fjörðr sá er flóir allr af vötnum, 26; en nú falla vötn öll til Dýrafjarðar, 20; fóru þar til er vötn hnigu til vestr-ættar af fjöllum, 4.IV. in local names, Vatn, Vatna-hverfi, Vatns-lausa, Vatns-á, Vatns-dalr, Vatns-endi, Vatns-fell, Vatns-fjörðr, Vatns-nes, Vatns-horn, Vatns-skarð, , ; Vatns-dælir, Vatns-firðingar, the men from Vatnsfjörðr, Vatnsdalr, id., : of lakes, Gríms-vötn, Fiski-vötn, Elliða-vatn, Mý-vatn, Ólvus-vatn, , map of ; more seldom of rivers, as Héraðsvötn in north of : Vatns-dælskr, from Vatnsdalr, 334, Ísl. ii. 335; Vatnsfirðinga-kyn, -búð, 248, 120 (see búð).
B. , with vatna-, vatns-, in vellums vatz-, vaz-: vatns-agi, a, dampness. vatns-bakki, a, a bank, shore of a water or lake, ii. 355, 315, viii. 32, i. 360. vatns-beri, a, the water-bearer, Aquarius in the zodiac, vatns-blandaðr, mixed with water. vatns-bolli, a, a water-jug, 35. vatns-borinn, mixed with water. vatns-botn, the foot of a lake, Hrafn, 11, ix. 367. vatns-ból, a watering-place, well, where drinking-water is drawn. vatns-bóla, u, a water-bubble, vatns-bragð, a taste of water. vatns-burðr, carrying water, i. vatns-dauði, a, water-death, death by drowning in fresh water. vatna-djúp, a water-deep, abyss, 209. vatns-dropi, a, a drop of water, 154. vatns-drykkr, a drink of water, 150, 581, 24. vatns-dæld, a watery hollow. vatns-endi, a, the end of a lake, ix. 406. vatns-fall, a stream, river; lítið vatnsfall, a small river, 134, : of rain, vindr ok vatnsfall, 85. vatns-farvegr, a ‘water’s fairway,’ the bed of a river, ii. 291. vatns-fata, u, a water-pail, i. 258, 96. vatna-flaumr, [Norse vand-flom], a water-flood, swell of water, vi. 148. vatns-flóð, water-flood. vatna-gangr, a flood, 59, i. 219, 251: a fall of rain, = vatnfall, veðrátta ok v., 24 new vatns-heldr, water-tight. vatns-hestr, = nykr, , 93, ; but vatna-hestr, a good horse to cross rivers. vatna-hlaup, floods, a rushing forth of waters, 250. vatns-horn, a water-horn, a vessel for holy water in church, 6: the end or angle of a lake, and as a local name, , vatns-hríð, a storm, 1336 C. vatns-íss, ice on a lake, 510, viii. 398, ix. 367. vatns-kanna, u, a water-can, 86. vatns-karl, a water-can shaped like a man; vatnskarl til vígðs vatns, 21; vatnskarl ok munnlaug, i. 359, iv. 457. vatns-ker, a water-jug, vatns-kerald, = vatnsker, i. 127, 21, 409, vatns-ketill, a water-kettle, 21, 114, 83. vatns-kottr, a water-insect, in foul pools. vatns-lauss, waterless, without water, 196. vatns-leysi, lack of water. vatns-litr, water-colour, 336. vatns-megin, fulness of water. vatns-mikill, swelling with water, of a river. vatns-minni, the inlet of a lake, ix. 394. vatns-munnlaug, a water hand-basin, 60. vatns-ósa, soaked with water. vatns-óss, the mouth of a lake connected with the sea, 207. vatns-rás, a trench, water-course, i. 148, 593. vatns-sár, a font, 110, i. 327. vatns-skál, a water-jug, vatns-skírn, baptism in water, 116, 144 (vatnz-skírn). vatns-skortr, lack of water, 196. vatns-sótt, f water-sickness, dropsy, , vatns-steinn, a font of stone, 110. vatns-strönd, the bank of a lake, viii. 32, 623. 33, (prose, vaz-strouds). vatns-stökkull, a watering-pot, a vessel or brush for sprinkling water, i. 464. vatns-tjörn, a ‘water-tarn,’ pool, 682. vatna-tunna, u, a water-tub. vatns-uppspretta, u, a jet of water, 646. vatns-veita, u, a drain, trench, aqueduct, ii. 289. vatns-veiting, a draining. vatns-vetr, a winter of floods, 1191 C. vatns-vígsla, u, consecration of water, i. 97. vatns-vík, a creek in a lake, viii. 67. vatna-vöxtr, ‘water-growth,’ a flood, i. 138, 133 A, ii. 35, passim. vatna-þytr, the thud, sound of falling waters, . vatns-æðr, a vein of water, 29, 205.C. REAL , with the root word vatn- prefixed: vatn-bátr, a lake-boat, 410 B. vatn-beri, a, = vatnsberi, (1812) 65, 66. vatn-dauðr, drowned in fresh water, i. 223. vatn-dragari, a, a drawer of water, 358. vatn-dragi, a, id., iii. 21 (in a verse). vatn-dýr, water-animals, 167. vatn-fall, a waterfall, stream; vatnföll deilir: a torrent, stream, í bráða-þeyjum var þar vatnfall mikit, a great torrent, 766; lítið v., 134; var v. þat fullt af fiskum, i. 253; svá mikit v. sem áin Níð er, v. 182; deilir norðr vatnföllum til héraða, Ísl. ii. 345; er vatnföll deila til sjóvar, 131, i. 440; með öllum vatnföllum, 265: of rain, fyrir vatnfalli ok regni, 8; vatnfall fylgði hér svá mikit ór lopti, torrents of rain, 105, x. 250. vatn-fátt, short of water, 34, ix. 45. vatn-fiskr, a fresh-water fish, 165. vatn-gangr, a swelling of water, 24. vatn-horn, a water-horn, as church inventory, 110. vatn-kakki, a, = trapiza, ; gékk hann til vatnkakka ok þó sér, 24. vatn-karl, a jug, 153, i. 597, v. 18; vatnkarlar fjórir, könnur sextán, iii. 4, (of the zodiacal Aquarius). vatn-kálfr, dropsy; þá sótt er heitir idropicus, þat köllu vér vatnkálf, 25, 150; hann er góðr við vatnkálfi, 544. 39. vatn-ker, vatn-kerald, vatn-ketill, a water-jug …, ii. 397, 311, 134, Ísl. ii. 410, xi. 34, 29, 35. vatn-lauss, = vatnslauss, 172, 194. vatn-legill, a water-jug, 128. vatn-leysi, lack of water, 173. vatn-ormr, a water-serpent, 168; Hercules sigraði v. (the Hydra), 732. 17: a name, vatn-rás, = vatnsrás, 58, 642. Ísl. ii. 92. vatn-skjóla, u, a water-skeel, pail, i. 225. vatn-staðr, a water-place, 655 xxviii. 2. vatn-torf, soaked turf, Ísl. ii. 412. vatn-trumba, u, a water-pipe, 131. vatn-veita, u, = vatnsveita, a drain, water-trench, ii. 289, 498. vatn-viðri, = vátviðri, i. 245. vatn-vígsla, u, the consecrating streams and wells, of bishop Gudmund, i. vatn-ærinn, plentiful as water, abundant; vatnærin hef ek vitni, Sighvat.
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