Víg-hugr

Old Norse Dictionary - víg-hugr

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

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

víg-hugr: m. a ‘war-mood,’ martial mood; ef þú verðr með víghug til nokkurs manns, Fms. xi. 429; þá var hann svá búinn er v. var á honum, Valla L. 208: a murderous mood, sér þú eigi at hann stendr með víghug yfir þér uppi? Fms. vi. 249; þann veg brá honum opt við síðan er v. var á honum, Glúm. 342.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Valla L.: Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)

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