Vág
Old Norse Dictionary - vág
Meaning of Old Norse word "vág"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vág can mean:vág
- vág
- f. pl. (vóg, vog), [Germ. wage], scales, a balance; einar vágir skulu ganga uni land allt, Jb. 376; pundara né aðrar vágir, Gþl. 526; hann biðr Gilla taka vágina, Ld. 30; skipta með vágum, Fms. vi. 183; réttri vág, Al. 46; vág ok mæling, Stj. 23.
- vág
- 2. a weight; vág mína af gulli, Flóv. 33; skálir jafna tvær vágir, 732. 18.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Flóv.
- Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)