Við-slag

Old Norse Dictionary - við-slag

Meaning of Old Norse word "við-slag" in English.

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

við-slag
or viðr-slag, n. a ‘gain-blow,’ the parrying a blow, in fencing; nema hæfileg högg ok viðrslög, Sks. 84 new Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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