Vin-gólf

Old Norse Dictionary - vin-gólf

Meaning of Old Norse word "vin-gólf" in English.

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

vin-gólf: n. [vin, f., or vinr, m.], the ‘mansion of bliss,’ a kind of Elysium or ‘Sans-souci’ of the Northern mythology; Óðinn … hans óska-synir eru allir þeir er í val falla, þeim skipar hann Valhöll ok Vingólf, ok heita þeir þá Einherjar, Edda 13; Gimli eða Vingólf, þat var hörgr er gyðjurnar áttu ok var hann allfagr, þat hús kalla menn Vingólf, 9.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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