Veg-girni

Old Norse Dictionary - veg-girni

Meaning of Old Norse word "veg-girni" in English.

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

veg-girni
f. ambition, vanity, Hom. 17, 26, Al. 145.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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