Vél-ræði

Old Norse Dictionary - vél-ræði

Meaning of Old Norse word "vél-ræði" in English.

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

vél-ræði: n. (vælræði, Fms. i. 189: veilræði, Sks. 544 B; veilræðum, Fms. i. 57):—a device, contrivance, trick; til allra vélráða, Fms. ii. 91; vélráðum, Eg. 49, v. l.; fremja þetta vélræði, Hkr. iii. 324; setja vélræði fyrir e-n, Fms. vii. 154.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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