Vin-gólf
Old Norse Dictionary - vin-gólf
Meaning of Old Norse word "vin-gólf"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vin-gólf
- n. [vin, f., or vinr, m.], the ‘mansion of bliss,’ a kind of Elysium or ‘Sans-souci’ of the Northern mythology; Óðinn … hans óska-synir eru allir þeir er í val falla, þeim skipar hann Valhöll ok Vingólf, ok heita þeir þá Einherjar, Edda 13; Gimli eða Vingólf, þat var hörgr er gyðjurnar áttu ok var hann allfagr, þat hús kalla menn Vingólf, 9.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚾ-ᚴᚢᛚᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)