Veig

Old Norse Dictionary - veig

Meaning of Old Norse word "veig" in English.

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

veig Old Norse word can mean:

veig
f., pl. veigar, [A. S. wæge; Hel. wêgi], a kind of strong beverage, drink; öl heitir með mönnum … kalla veig Vanir, Alm. 35; dýrar veigar, Hdl. 49, Hkv. 2. 44; skírar veigar, Vtkv. 7; fagrar veigar, FaS. i. 494 (in a verse); kná-at sú veig vanask, Gm. 25; Fjölnis veig, the drink of F., i. e. poetry, Kormak; Dvalins veig, id.; bjór-veig, a draught of beer,m. 8.
veig
2. metaph. pith, strength, gist; in the popular phrase, það er engin veig í honum (mod. veigr); spyrr Oddr hvar hann vísi honum til þess víkings er nokkur veig sé í, FaS. ii. 522; fór þat lið aptr er honum þótti minni veig í, FmS. iv. 350, v. l. (fylgð, Ó. H. 159, l. c.)
veig
II. in pr. names of women, Gull-veig (Vsp.), Þór-veig, Sól-veig, Álm-veig (Hdl.), Mjað-veig (Maurer’s VolkS.)

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
f.
feminine.
Hel.
Heliand.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
l. c.
loco citato.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
mod.
modern.
v. l.
varia lectio.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Alm.
Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Hdl.
Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hým.
Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
Vtkv.
Vegtams-kviða. (A. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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