Víl-stigr

Old Norse Dictionary - víl-stigr

Meaning of Old Norse word "víl-stigr" in English.

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

víl-stigr
m. a path of misery; margan vílstíg varð hann at ganga, Fms. viii. 48; sá var mér vílstigr of vitaðr, Hm. 99.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛚ-ᛋᛏᛁᚴᚱ
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.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
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