Vegandi

Old Norse Dictionary - vegandi

Meaning of Old Norse word "vegandi"

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

vegandi
part. a slayer; vegandi Hrungnis, Edda 53; ef vegandi beiðir sér griða, Grág. ii. 20; kjósa e-n til veganda at vígi, Nj. 100; hlaupa til dyra svá at vegandinn megi eigi út komask … er eigi verðr við vegandann vart, Gísl. 30; veganda björg, Grág. ii. 80.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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