Víg-vél
Old Norse Dictionary - víg-vél
Meaning of Old Norse word "víg-vél"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- víg-vél
- f. a war-trick, ruse, engine of war, Fms. i. 103; vápnum ok vígvélum, vi. 69, vii. 93; heiðingjar höfðu vagna járnvarða ok margháttaðar aðrar vígvélar, vi. 145; vinna borg með vígvélum, Stj. 512 (vígvælar).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚴ-ᚢᛁᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)