Vá-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary - vá-ligr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vá-ligr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word vá-ligr can mean:vá-ligr

vá-ligr
adj. woful, awful, terrible; kona váliga, Am. 52; snák váligrar brákar, Fms. vi. 362: wicked, in the phrase, spyrja er bezt til váligra þegna, wicked men are best to hear of, not to see, i. e. the farther off the better, Njarð. 370.
vá-ligr
II. = [Dan. vælig = mighty], mighty; váligt virki, Fms. vii. (in a verse); válig mærðar-efni, mighty, grand subjects for one’s song. Ad.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.
Dan.
Danish.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Njarð.
Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)
Ad.
Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
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