Vígi

Old Norse Dictionary - vígi

Meaning of Old Norse word "vígi"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

vígi
a, m. a fighter, only used as the name of a hound, e. g. Vígi, the dog of king Olave Tryggvason, Fms. i-iii; and so in mod. usage.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

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Abbreviations used:

e. g.
exempli gratia.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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