Víking

Old Norwegian Dictionary - víking

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "víking" in Norwegian.

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

víking
víking, f. Overfald paa sagesløse Mænd,jvf hernaðr; = lat. latrocinia Hom. 5017jvf 12225; især paa Søtog: görðist hannþá ríkr maðr ok fjölmennr, var opt ásumrum í hernaði ok hafði útboð firilandi, en allmisjafnt varð til fengjar ívíkingunni OH. 9220.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚴᛁᚿᚵ
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.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.

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