Víg-gyrðla

Old Norse Dictionary - víg-gyrðla

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

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

víg-gyrðla
að, to put up the shelter before battle; skip búin ok víggyrðluð, Fms. viii. 132; v. skip sín, Orkn. 360, Sks. 397; on land, Sturl. i. 185.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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