Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vé

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 vé

1. n. pl., different from the preceding word; [the Lat. vexillum is a dimin. derivative from root of veho; the root word is vigan = to carry high, Lat. veho]:—a standard, remains only in poetry; gyld vé, golden standards, Fms. i. 175 (in a verse); veðr-blásin vé, vii. 345 (in a verse); fram óðu vé, vi. 409 (in a verse); þar er vé vaða, Darr. 6; gullsett vé gnæfa, vé geysa, glymja, skjálfa, blása, ríða, all poët. phrases of the standard carried high in battle, see Lex. Poët.; reisa vé, to hoist the vé, Fms. viii. (in a verse); hildar vé, the ‘war-standard,’ i. e. a shield, Haustl. 1, (for shields were used as such, see remarks s. v. skjöldr.)

2 vé

2. interj. [Goth. vai; Germ. wehe; Lat. vae; cp. vá], woe, misery; eymd eðr vé, Stj. 39.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

vé

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dimin.: diminutive.
e. g.: exempli gratia.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Goth.: Gothic.
Gr.: Greek.
Hel.: Heliand.
i. e.: id est.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
orig: original, originally.
p.: page.
perh.: perhaps.
pl.: plural.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
pr.: proper.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
q. v.: quod vide.
qs.: quasi.
S.: South, Southern.
s. v.: sub verbo.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
Teut.: Teutonic.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Darr.: Darraðar-ljóð. (A. III.)
Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)
Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vþm.: Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)
Yngl. S.: Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)
Þd.: Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)

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