Vé

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vé

1. n. pl., different from the preceding word; [the Lat. vexillum is a dimin. derivative from root of veho; the root word is vigan = to carry high, Lat. veho]:—a standard, remains only in poetry; gyld vé, golden standards, Fms. i. 175 (in a verse); veðr-blásin vé, vii. 345 (in a verse); fram óðu vé, vi. 409 (in a verse); þar er vé vaða, Darr. 6; gullsett vé gnæfa, vé geysa, glymja, skjálfa, blása, ríða, all poët. phrases of the standard carried high in battle, see Lex. Poët.; reisa vé, to hoist the vé, Fms. viii. (in a verse); hildar vé, the ‘war-standard,’ i. e. a shield, Haustl. 1, (for shields were used as such, see remarks s. v. skjöldr.)

2 vé

2. interj. [Goth. vai; Germ. wehe; Lat. vae; cp. vá], woe, misery; eymd eðr vé, Stj. 39.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dimin.: diminutive.
e. g.: exempli gratia.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Goth.: Gothic.
Gr.: Greek.
Hel.: Heliand.
i. e.: id est.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
orig: original, originally.
p.: page.
perh.: perhaps.
pl.: plural.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
pr.: proper.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
q. v.: quod vide.
qs.: quasi.
S.: South, Southern.
s. v.: sub verbo.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
Teut.: Teutonic.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Darr.: Darraðar-ljóð. (A. III.)
Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)
Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vþm.: Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)
Yngl. S.: Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)
Þd.: Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)

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