VESL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

VESL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 VESL

n. [from verja = Goth. wasjan; cp. Lat. vestis], a kind of cloak; vesl blátt yfir sér, Fms. vii. 20 (vetzl Cod. A); vesl gott eðr slagning, Fms. i. 78; hann hafði vesl yfir sér tvískipt, svart ok hvítt, Rd. 309 (Glúm. 361); vesl hafði einn yfir sér ok slæður, Fs. 51.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛋᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Cod.: Codex.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Goth.: Gothic.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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