Vin-gretta

Old Norse Dictionary - vin-gretta

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

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

vin-gretta
u, f. a law term, wrangling, contemptuously so called when (e. g.) two persons pull one another by the hair, but use no weapons, N. G. L. i. 70.

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

Abbreviations used:

e. g.
exempli gratia.
f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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