Víl-mögr

Old Norse Dictionary - víl-mögr

Meaning of Old Norse word "víl-mögr" (or víl-mǫgr) in English.

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

víl-mögr (víl-mǫgr): m., pl. vílmegir, a son of toil, bondsman, Hm. 135, Skm. 35, Bm. 1 (Ó. H. 208), Edda (Gl.), but obsolete in prose.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bm.: Bjarka-mál. (A. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)

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