Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vá-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 vá-ligr

adj. woful, awful, terrible; kona váliga, Am. 52; snák váligrar brákar, Fms. vi. 362: wicked, in the phrase, spyrja er bezt til váligra þegna, wicked men are best to hear of, not to see, i. e. the farther off the better, Njarð. 370.

2 vá-ligr

II. = [Dan. vælig = mighty], mighty; váligt virki, Fms. vii. (in a verse); válig mærðar-efni, mighty, grand subjects for one’s song. Ad.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

vá-ligr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
i. e.: id est.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Ad.: Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
Am.: Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Njarð.: Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)

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