Víl-stigr
Old Norse Dictionary - víl-stigr
Meaning of Old Norse word "víl-stigr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- víl-stigr
- m. a path of misery; margan vílstíg varð hann at ganga, Fms. viii. 48; sá var mér vílstigr of vitaðr, Hm. 99.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛚ-ᛋᛏᛁᚴᚱ
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.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)