Víg-fleki

Old Norse Dictionary - víg-fleki

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

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

víg-fleki
and víg-flaki, a, m. a ‘war-board,’ mantlet of boards, used in battle, = Lat. vinea (vígflaki, 655 xxv. 2), Sturl. ii. 54; færa út á borðit vígfleka ok verjask sem bezt, en vega lítt í mót, Fb. i. 542.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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