Váveifligr
Old Norse Dictionary - váveifligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "váveifligr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- váveifligr
- adj. sudden; at sízt brygði við váfeifliga hluti, Fms. vi. 250; v. vatna-vöxtr, Stj. 87; v. sótt, sudden illness, Hom. (St.); verðr það opt þá varir minnst, | voveiflig hætta búin finnst, Pass. 5. 2.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚢᛁᛁᚠᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)