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Dictionary > Vahdin

Word[?]
V4DIN Vahdin
Word Type[?]
noun
Pronunciation[?]
/ˈvɑ din, vəˈdin/
Official Definition[?]

Maiden
(POGGLE, p. 1097)
(PrimaGames.com)

Expanded Definition[?]

n. maiden, young woman

Usage[?]

Het mah spaan vahdin Valkrys, wo krif voth ahkrin, nuz los folaas wah Ov mulaag do bodiis tuz.
Here fell the shield maiden Valkrys, who fought bravely, but was wrong to Trust the strength of a borrowed blade.
(Word Wall for Ov, Kyne’s Peace)

Oblivion loost nid Nah med spaan vahdin beyn.
Oblivion hath no Fury like a shield maiden scorned.
(Word Wall for Nah, Whirlwind Sprint)

Connotations[?]
No connotations to note.
Etymology[?]

Possibly related to vah ‘spring’, connoting someone who is vernal and fair. If associated with service, may relate to vaat ‘to swear’ or vahriin ‘sworn’.

Notes[?]

Likely refers to a young woman, not a servant as in ‘maid’.