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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vik

Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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Definitions

Definitions

2 definitions

1 vik

n. a stirring, moving; handar-vik, a hand-waving; við-vik, at-vik, an accident.

2 vik

II. [cp. vík], the corners in the hair above the temples (vik-óttr); munn-vik, the corners of the month.
Similar Words

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

vik

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "vik" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
ch
chapter.
class.
classical.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
gen.
genitive.
gl
glossary.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
Lat
Latin.
loc
local, locally.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.
orig
original, originally.
p.
page.
part
participle.
pl.
plural.
prop
properly.
prop.
properly.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Hrafn.
Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Þjal.
Þjalar-Jóns Saga. (G. III.)

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