Vígja

Old Norse Dictionary - vígja

Meaning of Old Norse word "vígja" in English.

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

vígja Old Norse word can mean:

vígja
ð, [Ulf. weihan, ga-weihan, = ἁγιάζειν; Germ. weihen; Dan. vie; Swed. viga; cp. Ulf. weiha = ἱερεύς, weihiþa = holiness, weis = ἄγιος; the adjective has been displaced by heilagr, q. v.; the vé (q. v.) is a different word]:—to consecrate; in heathen sense, with the hammer of Thor, vígit okkr saman Várar-hendi, Þkv. 30; tók upp hamarinn Mjölni ok brá upp ok vígði hafr-stökurnar, Edda 28; konungr vígði þá (the dwarfs) útan steins með mála-saxi, Fas. i. 514, ii. 327, 338.
vígja
II. in Christian sense; vér skulum vígja tvá elda, Nj. 162; vígja kirkju, K. Þ. K.; vígja prest, biskup, djákn, Bs. passim; vígja til konungs, to anoint as king, Ver. 25, Rb.; vígja konung til kórónu, Fms. x. 13; but this was unknown in the earlier times, king Magnus Erlingsson being the first Norse king who was consecrated by the church (A. D. 1164); in Denmark the custom was somewhat earlier: of wedlock, láta sik saman vígja við Ceceliu, Hkr. iii. 292; vígja saman hjón, Vm. 76.
vígja
2. pass.; vígjask til biskups, prests, nunnu, to be ordained, Jb. 17, Grág. i. 307, Bs. passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
Swed.
Swedish.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.
A. D.
Anno Domini.
pass.
passive.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Þkv.
Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Ver.
Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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