Vágr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vágr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vágr

m. [no doubt different from the preceding word, prob. qs. vargr, absorbing var into vá: O. H. G. warag; mod. H. G. ware, wærch, Schmeller; Dan. voer]:—matter, from a sore; vella vági ok hryfi, Stj. 344; freyddi ór upp blóð ok vágr, Ísl. ii. 218; vágs litr, 677. 22.

2 vágr

COMPDS: vágfall, vágnagli.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛅᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
ch: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
i. e.: id est.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
pl.: plural.
pr.: proper.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
qs.: quasi.
S.: South, Southern.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Alm.: Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Hbl.: Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Stor.: Sona-torrek. (A. III.)

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