Ván-lygi

Old Norse Dictionary - ván-lygi

Meaning of Old Norse word "ván-lygi" in English.

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

ván-lygi
f. [cp. váljúgr], frustration of hope, disappointment; varða vánlygi er vér reyndum, it was not an exaggeration, i. e. it proved but too true, Am. 91; cp. ok gafsk ván at lygi, Fms. x. 389.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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