Víg-hugr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Víg-hugr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 víg-hugr

m. a ‘war-mood,’ martial mood; ef þú verðr með víghug til nokkurs manns, Fms. xi. 429; þá var hann svá búinn er v. var á honum, Valla L. 208: a murderous mood, sér þú eigi at hann stendr með víghug yfir þér uppi? Fms. vi. 249; þann veg brá honum opt við síðan er v. var á honum, Glúm. 342.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᚴ-ᚼᚢᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Valla L.
Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)

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