Vestr-för

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vestr-för

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vestr-för (vestr-fǫr)

and vestr-ferð, f. a journey to the west, Sturl. ii. 144 C.

2 vestr-för (vestr-fǫr)

2. esp. a journey to the British Isles, Orkn. 142, 240, Fms. iv. 219, passim. Vestrfarar-vísur, f. pl. a name of a poem by Sighvat, verses on a journey to England and Normandy, Ó. H.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛋᛏᚱ-ᚠᚢᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Engl: English.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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