Víg-roð
Old Norse Dictionary - víg-roð
Meaning of Old Norse word "víg-roð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- víg-roð
- n. and víg-roði, a, m. war-redness, a meteor or red light in the sky boding war; vígroði lýstr á skýin, O. H. l. 68; verpr vígroða á víkinga, Hkv. 2. 17, cp. Merl. 68.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚴ-ᚱᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Merl.
- Merlinus Spa. (A. III.)
- O. H. L.
- Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)