Vilkit
Old Norse Dictionary - vilkit
Meaning of Old Norse word "vilkit"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vilkit
- adj. n. [this word is a απ. λεγ., formed from vilgi, by turning the indecl. gi into a regular adjective form, analogous to what has taken place in einginn or öngr from einn-gi, margr or manngr from mann-gi]:—not wished for, dismal; þótt vilkit sé, though it is dismal news, Skv. 1. 26.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛚᚴᛁᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- decl.
- declined.
- indecl.
- indeclinable.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Skv.
- Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)