Vestr-víking

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vestr-víking

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vestr-víking

f. a freebooting expedition to the West, i. e. to the British Isles (Normandy, etc.), Fms. i. 8, Eg. 513, Orkn., Korm. 2. Landn. 32, 108, 121, 133, 140, 174, 204, 205, 314; see víking.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛋᛏᚱ-ᚢᛁᚴᛁᚾᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

etc.: et cetera.
f.: feminine.
i. e.: id est.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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