Note 84 — SECTION II. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF ICELAND.
Reading edition
In old vellums spelt invariably Vatz, Vaz, or Vazt, and Vass is the modern pronunciation. Only in two instances not dating earlier than the twelfth century, we find Vatr, with the r common to all Teutonic peoples, and showing its connection with Wasser and Water (Cleasby).