Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vág-rek

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 vág-rek

n. [the vág- may be but a popular attempt at etymology or a misapprehension of an older form vrek or vrak, cp. ‘quae cognominantur lingua Danica wrech,’ Thork. Dipl. i. 3; ‘wrek quoque quod specialiter nobis in toto regno retinuimus,’ 97; vágrek and reki (q. v.) would then be two forms of the same word, onlv that in the Icel. law the former word is used in a more special sense]:—in law phrase, a ‘wave-wreck,’ flotsom; þat heitir v. er kemr á land, manns-lík eða vara, eða fé, eða skipviðr, Grág. ii. 387; heita láta þeir v. er minnr er fjarat frá skutstafni, Ld. 76; skip braut … í Danmörk, Danir tóku upp fé allt ok kölluðu vágrek, Fms. i. 153; of hvalreka ok vágrek, Grág. ii. 212, 359, 389, Post. (Unger) 155.

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Runic Inscription

vág-rek

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

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