Vá-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary - vá-ligr

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

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

vá-ligr Old Norse word can mean:

vá-ligr: adj. woful, awful, terrible; kona váliga, Am. 52; snák váligrar brákar, Fms. vi. 362: wicked, in the phrase, spyrja er bezt til váligra þegna, wicked men are best to hear of, not to see, i. e. the farther off the better, Njarð. 370.

vá-ligr: II. = [Dan. vælig = mighty], mighty; váligt virki, Fms. vii. (in a verse); válig mærðar-efni, mighty, grand subjects for one’s song. Ad.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

i. e.: id est.

m.: masculine.

Dan.: Danish.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Njarð.: Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)

Ad.: Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)

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