Víg-völr
Old Norse Dictionary - víg-völr
Meaning of Old Norse word "víg-völr" (or víg-vǫlr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- víg-völr (víg-vǫlr)
- m. a ‘war-stick,’ weapon, a collective term; með öxar-hamri, eða hvárngi vígvöl er maðr hefir, Grág. ii. 14, Pr. 415, Fms. viii. 249.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, víg-völr may be more accurately written as víg-vǫlr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚴ-ᚢᚢᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)