Víxlingr

Old Norse Dictionary - víxlingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "víxlingr" in English.

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

víxlingr
m. [Germ. wechsel-balg], a changeling, = skiptingr, q. v.; þú víxlingr (as abuse), Flóv. 37, Þiðr. 127.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Flóv.
Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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