Ívið-gjarn

Old Norse Dictionary - ívið-gjarn

Meaning of Old Norse word "ívið-gjarn" in English.

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

ívið-gjarn
adj. [Hel. inwid = fraud], wicked, evil, a απ. λεγ., Vkv. 26.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
Hel.
Heliand.
l.
line.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Vkv.
Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
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