Vá-veifi
Old Norse Dictionary - vá-veifi
Meaning of Old Norse word "vá-veifi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vá-veifi
- n. ‘woe-waving’ fearful suddenness, as in the waving of a hand, always used of a visitation or calamity; at eigi dæi þeir með svá miklu v., Stj. 330; ek mun vega þá með skjótu v., 329.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅ-ᚢᛁᛁᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)