Níðings-víg
Old Norse Dictionary - níðings-víg
Meaning of Old Norse word "níðings-víg"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- níðings-víg
- n. a ‘foul murder,’ Fas. i. 331, Fms. xi. 339, Hkr. iii. 425, Eg. 415, Gþl. 133; defined as a law term in n. G. l. i. 66.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚦᛁᚾᚴᛋ-ᚢᛁᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)