Víg-áss

Old Norse Dictionary - víg-áss

Meaning of Old Norse word "víg-áss" in English.

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

víg-áss
m. a war-beam, for defence; þeir Brandr höfðu vígása í dyrum, Sturl. ii. 97.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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