Old Norse Dictionary - vé

Meaning of Old Norse word "vé"

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

qs. véi, a, m. [Goth. weiha = ἱερεύς, John xviii. 13], prop. a priest = goði (q. v.), remains as a pr. name, Véi, brother of Odin, Yngl. S.; acc. Véa, LS.

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

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Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
gl.
glossary.
Goth.
Gothic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pr.
proper, properly.
prop.
proper, properly.
qs.
quasi.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Yngl. S.
Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)
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