Ván-lygi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Ván-lygi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ván-lygi

f. [cp. váljúgr], frustration of hope, disappointment; varða vánlygi er vér reyndum, it was not an exaggeration, i. e. it proved but too true, Am. 91; cp. ok gafsk ván at lygi, Fms. x. 389.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛅᚾ-ᛚᚢᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Am.
Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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