vígja

Icelandic

/ˈviːja/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • to consecrate, to set apart for a holy use; to dedicate to God
  • to inaugurate
  • to ordain, to make someone a priest, minister

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse vígja inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīhijaną (hallow, consecrate).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wīhijaną

Gloss

hallow, consecrate

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