Hý-víg

Old Norse Dictionary - hý-víg

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

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

hý-víg
n. [hjú], a law term, homicide, where the person slain is another person’s bondsman, Grág. ii. 152.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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