Víg-gyrðill

Old Norse Dictionary - víg-gyrðill

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

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

víg-gyrðill
m. a ‘war-girdle,’ a shelter made in ships during battle, Fms. vi. 263, viii. 216, N. G. L. i. 335.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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