Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vágr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 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.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

vágr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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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