Vestr-lönd

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vestr-lönd

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 Vestr-lönd (Vestr-lǫnd)

n. pl. the Western lands, of the British Isles, Grág. ii. 141, Ld. 82, Magn. 514: of Western Africa, 656 C. 24.

2 Vestr-lönd (Vestr-lǫnd)

2. sing., Vestrland, Western Iceland.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛋᛏᚱ-ᛚᚢᚾᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
sing
singular.
sing.
singular.

Works & Authors

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)

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