Víg-völr

Old Norse Dictionary - víg-völr

Meaning of Old Norse word "víg-völr" (or víg-vǫlr) in English.

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

víg-völr (víg-vǫlr): m. a ‘war-stick,’ weapon, a collective term; með öxar-hamri, eða hvárngi vígvöl er maðr hefir, Grág. ii. 14, Pr. 415, Fms. viii. 249.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, víg-völr may be more accurately written as víg-vǫlr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.