Vígi

Old Norse Dictionary - vígi

Meaning of Old Norse word "vígi" in English.

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

vígi Old Norse word can mean:

vígi: n. a vantage-ground, stronghold; þar var svá mikill vígis-munr, at ekki …, Fms. viii. 427; var hamarrinn víðr ofan ok vígi gott, ii. 93, Eb. 188, 238, Fs. 90; öruggt vígi, Gullþ. 52 (Ed.); þar er vígi nakkvat, Nj. 95; renna til vígis í Almanna-gjá, 228: metaph., engi vörn eðr vígi, Sks. 131.

vígi: II. the bulwarks or gunwale of a ship, Edda (Gl.): þeir tóku þar frá (from the ships) vígin, Fms. ix. 44; hlóðu skipin til úfærs af lausa-viðum þeim er þeir tengðu útan við vígin, Bs. i. 392; kemr annat áfall, … ofan drap flaugina ok af vígin bæði, 422.

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

Similar entries:

Vígi (II)

Abbreviations used:

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

þ.: þáttr.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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