Veg-víss

Old Norse Dictionary - veg-víss

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

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

veg-víss
adj. [cp. Germ. wegweiser], ‘way-wise’, acquainted with the road, Fms. viii. 52: in mod. usage, good at finding one’s way.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
cp.
compare.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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