Ætt-víg

Old Norse Dictionary - ætt-víg

Meaning of Old Norse word "ætt-víg" in English.

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

ætt-víg
n. a law term, manslaughter committed within one’s own family, the slaying one’s own kinsman, Fms. x. 152, Orkn. 24, Ld. 258, Sighvat (Ó. H. in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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