Víl-stigr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Víl-stigr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 víl-stigr

m. a path of misery; margan vílstíg varð hann at ganga, Fms. viii. 48; sá var mér vílstigr of vitaðr, Hm. 99.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛚ-ᛋᛏᛁᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)

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