Vá-gestr

Old Norse Dictionary - vá-gestr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vá-gestr" in English.

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

vá-gestr
m. a ‘woe-stranger,’ terrible stranger, appearing all of a sudden like a wolf among sheep, Grett. 133 A, Fms. vii. 110, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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