Hý-víg
Old Norse Dictionary - hý-víg
Meaning of Old Norse word "hý-víg"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hý-víg
- n. [hjú], a law term, homicide, where the person slain is another person’s bondsman, Grág. ii. 152.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢ-ᚢᛁᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)