Vél-ræði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vél-ræði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vél-ræði

n. (vælræði, Fms. i. 189: veilræði, Sks. 544 B; veilræðum, Fms. i. 57):—a device, contrivance, trick; til allra vélráða, Fms. ii. 91; vélráðum, Eg. 49, v. l.; fremja þetta vélræði, Hkr. iii. 324; setja vélræði fyrir e-n, Fms. vii. 154.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛚ-ᚱᛅᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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