VILI, Will. The N. vili, vilji, like the Anc. G. willo, expressed not only voluntas, but also votum impetus and spiritus; and Grimm remarks that the M. G. v. viljan, to will, is nearly related to the v. valjan, to choose, to elect. See Valkyrjor. VILMEITHR, or VILMEIÐR, from vil, favour, cog. with vili: and meior, an old word for tree. VIN, and VINA, prob. from vinr, a friend, cog. with v. unna, to love, to favour; A. S. unnan, to give, to bestow; and the E. winsome. VINDÁLFR, Wind Elf: vindr; D. vind; G., A. S., and E. wind. VINDSVALR; vindr, wind: and svalr, cold, glacial. VINGÓLF, lit. the Abode of Friends: vinr, a friend, see Vin: gólf means lit. a floor; D. gulv. VITUR, VITR, from vit; G. witz; E. wit. See Grafvitnir. VÖLUNDR. The N. Völundr is the Velint of the Vilkina-saga; the G. Wielant, Wieland; the A. S. Weland, Welond (Wayland). The root of the word is the N. vél, art, skill, craft, cunning; cog. with the A. S. wil; E. wile and guile. Grimm remarks that we must presuppose an. Old G. v. wielan; A. S. welan, to fabricate, the part. of which would be wielant and weland. This would be a more grammatical derivation than that of Prof. Müller, who derives the word from vél, art; and lundr, mind. At all events the word denotes a skilful artificer, in which sense it is still used by the Icelanders, hann er völundr à járn; he is a famous workman-a Wayland-in iron; and they very appropriately term a labyrinth a Wayland-house-Völundarhús. See the note, page 876. VOLUSPA. The Old N. has two generic terms for a sybil or prophetess Völva and Vala, gen. Völu, which Grimm remarks would correspond to an Old G. Walawa or Wala. The word vala is prob. cog. with val, choice. See Valfadir and Valkyrjor. The N. spá, is cog. with and has the same sig. as the Scotch spae. See the note, page 363. VÖRA, prop. VÖR, gen, VARAR; prob. the same root as Varr. YGGDRASILL, very dt. etym. F. Mag. is of opinion that it may be derived either from ý, cog. with úr, moisture, rain; whence yg, ygg, was afterwards formed, and drasill, from the v. draga, to carry (prob. cog. with the G. tragen, and the E. to drag); or from Ygg, one of Odin's names (see the following word), and drasill, bearing; hence, according to F. Mag., it would sig. bearing (producing) rain, or bearing Odin. YGGR. This name of Odin is prob. from the v. yggja, which sig. to meditate, and also to fear; hence the word might be rendered by either the Meditating or the Terrible. Yggr, in the N. lang., means simply, terror. ÝLG, the Howling; prob. from v. ýla; D. hyle; G. heulen; E. to howl. YMIR: very dt. etym. ymr sig. a confused noise, like the rustling of trees when shaken by the wind; also the clang of metals; but whether the proper orthog. be Ymir, Ymir, Imir or Imir, the etym. given by the E. E. are alike conjectural. Grimm is inclined to derive it from the v. ymja, umdi which has the same sig. as the v. gjalla, to roar, to clang. INDEX. ADULTERY, punishment of amongst the Ægir, his banquet, 375, 376; his journey to Agriculture amongst the Scandinavians Alexander III. purchases the Hebrides, Alfred, king, preserves England against Altars, remains of in Scandinavia, 107; Al-things, in Iceland, when held, 293; man- America, early discovery of by the North- Anglo-Saxons; -see Saxons. Arms and armour of the northern nations, Asgard, 80, 85, note, 406. Ash, the greatest of all trees, 96;-ses Ygg- Ask, the first man, 99. 406. Astronomy studied by the Scandinavians, Audhumbla, the cow, account of in the Auguries amongst the Scandinavians, 118. Baldur, son of Odin, his character, 95; Baptism; Pagan, 206; ib. note; 313. 320. 366. Bifröst, the rainbow, 408; breaks to pieces, Bojorix, General of the Cimbri, 66. Bragi, god of eloquence and poetry, 95. apples, 459; of Odin obtaining the poeti- Brahminical doctrines compared with the Breidablik, the mansion of, 414. Burials; see Funerals. Cabot, his voyages and discoveries, 263; Cæpio, proconsul, defeated by the Cimbri, Carbo Papirius sent against the Cimbri, Celtiberians repulse the Cimbri, 62. Charlemagne, his grief at the conquests of Charles the Simple gives his daughter to Christian dismortgages the Orkney and Shetland Isles, 191. Cimbri, their origin, 60; their expedition Danes, their invasion of England, 164; Freydisa stimulates the Northmen against -see Cimbri and Scandinavians. the Skrællings, 258; her voyage with Fridleif, story of, in Saxo, 116. Denmark, early inhabitants of, 60; uncer- Dwarfs, 404; origin of, 409. Earth, Eddaic account of its creation, 404. Edda, the Prose or Younger, 90. 377; Elivagar, the rivers, 402. Elves of Light and Darkness, 414. Europe, early notices of, 38; eastern origin Eyrbyggja Saga, abstract of, 517. Feasts, fondness of the Scandinavians for Festivals, religious, the three great ones, Glossology, advance in, 29. and traditions, 76; two celebrated tem. Gudruna marries Thorvald, 347; divorced Guilds, origin of, 197; ib. note. note. Gylfi, his journey to Asgard related in the Hakon, Earl of Norway, his temple at Halfdan the Black, king of Westfold, etc., Harald Hardadra, his generalship at the Harald Hárfagra, his tyranny, 75; re- Hastings, a sea-king, story of, 170. Hebrides, sale of, 191. Heidrun, the she goat in Valhalla, 431. 452. Hela, or Death, begotten by Loki, 96; her Hellenic race, 42. Helluland, notices concerning, 252. 270.272. Hilda, mother of Rollo, 183. Hindostanic race, 42. Hlidskjálf, throne of Odin, 406. Icelanders, their contests, 288, exchange Iduna, wife of Bragi, 421; carried away by Hödur, the blind god, 422; kills Baldur, Kingiktorsoak stone, 247; its inscription, 446. Holmgang; see Duels. Hrimfaxi, the horse, 406. Hrimthursar, or frost giant, origin of, 402. Thjassi, 460. Indrid, story of, in the Icelandic chronicle, Ingialld Illradi, the last king of the Yngling Ingolf, his settlement in Iceland, 188.286. Iranic race, 43. James III. obtains the Orkney and Shet- Jormungand, the serpent, begotten by Julin, a sea-port of the Vends, 139; de- Jury, trial by, origin of, note, 292, note, 521. Human species, varieties 27. Hvergelmir, the spring, 401. fishing for the Midgard serpent, 444. Iceland, manuscripts found there, 74; 248. Kings, election of among the northern Kissing, Icelandic law against, 320. 336; Kormak's Saga, abstract of, 321. Landnámabók, account of, 391; ancedotes Language of the early European nations, 30. Lapps differ from the Finns, 41; notices 69. Laws and institutions of the Teutons, 122; Laxdæla Saga, abstract of, 345. Legitimation. Icelandic law of, 320. Liberty, preservation of, amongst the Logogryphs, enigmas of the Skalds, 239. Loki, the evil principle of the Scandina- Longinus, Cassius, defeated by the Cimbri, Luctatius, Catulus, elected consul with Luna, story of the siege of, 171. Magic of the Scandinavians, 227. Magnus Lagabätter sells the Hebrides and Magnusen, Finn, character of his theories, Magyars, striking resemblance of their Man, varieties of, 27. Margaret, Queen, monopolized the trade Maritime Expeditions of the Scandina- Marius elected consul, 63; marches against Melkorka, daughter of the Irish king Mur- Naddod, the first discoverer of Iceland, 187. Nanna, wife of Baldur, 407; dies with Naströnd, the future place of punishment, |