Vá-gestr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vá-gestr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vá-gestr

m. a ‘woe-stranger,’ terrible stranger, appearing all of a sudden like a wolf among sheep, Grett. 133 A, Fms. vii. 110, v. l.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛅ-ᚴᛁᛋᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

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