Vagl

Old Norse Dictionary - vagl

Meaning of Old Norse word "vagl" in English.

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

vagl Old Norse word can mean:

vagl: m. [Ivar Aasen vagl; Swed. vagel = a roost]:—a beam, esp. an upper cross-beam, roost; hann hljóp í þvertré á húsinu ok síðan á vaglinn ok af vaglinum ok út í glugginn, Fms. x. 290.

vagl: II. [cp. Engl. wall-eye], a beam in the eye (a disease); vagl á auga, Ísl. Þjóðs.; at þeim vaglinum sem er í þínu auga gætir þú ekki—þú hræsnari, drag fyrst út vaglinn úr þínu auga, Luke vi. in the edit, of 1540.

vagl: III. a local name, Vaglar, Lv.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

m.: masculine.

Swed.: Swedish.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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