Veig

Old Norwegian Dictionary - veig

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "veig" in Norwegian.

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

veig
veig, f. (N. Pl. -ar) 1) stærk Dris (ags. wæge,gsax. wegi, Bæger, Grimm, Gesch. d. d. Spr. 657); hér stendr Baldri of brugg-inn mjöðr, skírar veigar Vegt. 7; hannskal drekka dýrar veigar Hyndl. 47;Hund 2, 44; skævaði þá in skírleitaveigar þeim at bera Ghe. 35; ek munbjóða þér fagrar veigar Fld. I, 49412. 2) Styrke, Kraft; spyrr Oddr föður sínn,hvar hann vísi honum til nökkurs vík-ings þess er nökkur veig sé í Fld. II,52230. Jvf. s. Bugge i BessenbergersBeiträge III, 113 fg

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚽᛁᚵ
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:

f.
Feminin.
ndl.
nydøidsk.
Pl.
Pluralis.
s.
substantiv.
S.
Side.

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