Níðings-víg

Old Norse Dictionary - níðings-víg

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

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

níðings-víg
n. a ‘foul murder,’ Fas. i. 331, Fms. xi. 339, Hkr. iii. 425, Eg. 415, Gþl. 133; defined as a law term in n. G. l. i. 66.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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