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Meaning of vigg | Babel Free

Noun masculine
ʋɪɡː

Definitions

  1. edge of an axeblade
    masculine
  2. gap in between sawteeth
    masculine
  3. a measure of length roughly equivalent to three inches
    masculine, obsolete

Examples

“[Kølaveden] skulle væra fire ælner, heller fire ælner og en vigg, og en øksevigg er et tre tom heller så.”

[The coal wood] was s'posed to be four cubits, or four cubits and one vigg, an axe's vigg being three inches or so.

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