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.)