Virðingar-fé

Old Norse Dictionary - virðingar-fé

Meaning of Old Norse word "virðingar-fé"

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

virðingar-fé
n. a thing of special value, Grág. i. 500; kirkja á þrjú hundruð í v., Vm. 9; Bjarni bauð úfrítt v., bæði fyrir vaðmál ok kúgildi, Dipl. iii. 13; tíu hundruð í v. ok sjau hundruð í flytjanda eyri, v. 12.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarni
Bjarni Thorarinson.
Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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