envig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse einvígi.

Noun

envig c

  1. (archaic) a duel
    • Tacitus, Germania Ch. 10:
      de söka på ett eller annat sätt bortsnappa en fånge, och låta sedan denne i envig mäta sig med en bland deras egna landsmän utvald krigare
      they seek, by one way or the other, to get hold of a prisoner and then set him for a duel against a warrior chosen from their own folk

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