Vága

Old Norse Dictionary - vága

Meaning of Old Norse word "vága" in English.

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

vága: að, spelt vóga or voga; [Germ. wagen; Dan. vove]:—to dare, venture; þann þótti mikit voga, BS. i. 868 (Laur. S.); þó skal nú nokkut til voga, Grett. 157 new Ed.; þó skal nú þar til voga, 143 A; menn hafa opt vogat við slíkan liðsmun, 72; at þú vogir at berjast við þá, FaS. i. 450 (paper MS.); the word is freq. in mod. usage, but hardly older than the 15th century.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Laur. S.: Laurentius Saga. (D. III.)

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