Vá-ljúgr

Old Norse Dictionary - vá-ljúgr

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

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

vá-ljúgr
m. = vánljúgr, a disappointment; nú er er mér orðinn v. at þeim átrúnaði, Fms. ii. 151: of a person, ‘hope-belying,’ disappointing hope. Ad.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ad.
Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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