Á-víga

Old Norse Dictionary - á-víga

Meaning of Old Norse word "á-víga" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

á-víga: adj. ind. in the phrase, verða á., of a chief on whose side most people are killed in a battle, in respect to the pairing off of the slain in the lawsuit that followed; þat vóru lög þá, þar at (in the case that) menn féllu jafnmargir, at þat skyldi kalla jamvegit (they should be paired off, no compensation, or ‘wergeld,’ should be paid, and no suit begun), þótt manna munr þætti vera; en þeir er á. urðu skyldi kjósa mann til eptir hvern mæli skyldi, Glúm. 383; vide Sir Edm. Head, p. 93.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᚢᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

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