Vei

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vei

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vei" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

vei: vei, Interjection der udtrykker et Smerteseller Klages Udraab. SE. II, 92; bru-ges ofte substantivisk med Verberne veraog verða i Udtryk af en Klage over atdet gaar en ilde, et Ønske om at det maablive ilde for en (e-m); vei er þeim erdvs. det er ilde for den, den er ulykkeligsom - Barl. 3726; nú er oss vei, ervér erum hjalplausar Ridd. 6534; veier mér at ek skal skilja við þik Klm.627; vei er nú heiðingjum, at ek emlauss, ef ek næ þeim El. 398; med ude-ladt Verbum: vei oss, vei oss at vérskyldim alnar verða Klm. 6230; vei ossvesölum, því at nú er guð kominn íherbúðir þeirra Stj. 4349; vei verði yðrdvs. det gaa eder ilde! Barl. 16830 jvf Fm.X, 33015; vei verði þeim er - dvs. denfaa en Ulykke, som - Fm. VIII, 30710;Alex. 6129; Didr. 3141; vei verði yðrer byrgir himna ríki Anecd. 97; veiverði mér - ef - dvs. det gaa mig ilde - om - Klm. 16938; vei verði mérfyrir þenna svefn er nú svaf ek Didr.31329.

Part of speech: Interjection

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚽᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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