VEIG

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

VEIG

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 VEIG

f., pl. veigar, [A. S. wæge; Hel. wêgi], a kind of strong beverage, drink; öl heitir með mönnum … kalla veig Vanir, Alm. 35; dýrar veigar, Hdl. 49, Hkv. 2. 44; skírar veigar, Vtkv. 7; fagrar veigar, Fas. i. 494 (in a verse); kná-at sú veig vanask, Gm. 25; Fjölnis veig, the drink of F., i. e. poetry, Kormak; Dvalins veig, id.; bjór-veig, a draught of beer, Hým. 8.

2 VEIG

2. metaph. pith, strength, gist; in the popular phrase, það er engin veig í honum (mod. veigr); spyrr Oddr hvar hann vísi honum til þess víkings er nokkur veig sé í, Fas. ii. 522; fór þat lið aptr er honum þótti minni veig í, Fms. iv. 350, v. l. (fylgð, Ó. H. 159, l. c.)

3 VEIG

II. in pr. names of women, Gull-veig (Vsp.), Þór-veig, Sól-veig, Álm-veig (Hdl.), Mjað-veig (Maurer’s Volks.)

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛁᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
f.: feminine.
Hel.: Heliand.
i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
pr.: proper.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Alm.: Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)
Vtkv.: Vegtams-kviða. (A. I.)

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