Etymology The Old Norse place name Vígríðr means "battle-surge" or "place on which battle surges".For "battle-surge", see Orchard (1997:175). For "place on which battle surges", see Simek (2007:361). The name Vígríðr is sometimes modernly anglicized as Vigrid, Vigrith,For Vigrid, see Orchard (1997:175). For Vigrith, see Bellows (1923:73). or Wigrid. The etymology of the name Óskópnir is a matter of scholarly debate, but has been proposed as meaning "the (not yet) created", "not made" or "mismade".For "the (not yet) created" see Simek (2007:254). For "not made", see Bellows (1923:376). For "mismade", see Larrington (1999:160).
Etymology The Old Norse place name Vígríðr means "battle-surge" or "place on which battle surges".For "battle-surge", see Orchard (1997:175). For "place on which battle surges", see Simek (2007:361). The name Vígríðr is sometimes modernly anglicized as Vigrid, Vigrith,For Vigrid, see Orchard (1997:175). For Vigrith, see Bellows (1923:73). or Wigrid. The etymology of the name Óskópnir is a matter of scholarly debate, but has been proposed as meaning "the (not yet) created", "not made" or "mismade".For "the (not yet) created" see Simek (2007:254). For "not made", see Bellows (1923:376). For "mismade", see Larrington (1999:160).