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Vestr-ætt

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1 vestr-ætt

f. the western quarter, of the heavens; líta í v., Nj. 194; stefna í v., Fb. i. 539; fljúga ór v., Ísl. ii. 196.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

vestr-ætt

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "vestr-ætt" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)

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