Víg-vél

Old Norse Dictionary - víg-vél

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

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

víg-vél
f. a war-trick, ruse, engine of war, Fms. i. 103; vápnum ok vígvélum, vi. 69, vii. 93; heiðingjar höfðu vagna járnvarða ok margháttaðar aðrar vígvélar, vi. 145; vinna borg með vígvélum, Stj. 512 (vígvælar).

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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