Vættugi

Old Norse Dictionary - vættugi

Meaning of Old Norse word "vættugi" in English.

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

vættugi: or vettugi, nothing, naught; glysi þessu er vættugis er vert, Fms. vi. 263; vettugis vert, ii. 46; eyjar skika þann er vettugis er neytr. Fas. ii. 299, Fb. i. 523; varr at vettogi, Am. 38; var þeim vettugis vant, Vsp. 8; þeir verða stundum at vettogi ok annars þurfandi, they often come to naught and to destruction, Barl. 70; margr mundi vilja opt á einum degi at vettogi verða, wish to be annihilated, Hom. 69; sú festning dæmisk at vettugi, þótt hón á komi, N. G. l. i. 300; eigi er skírn þín betri enn vættugi, better than naught, Karl. 460; hafa at vettugi, Gþl. 254.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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