Viðra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Viðra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 viðra

að, to be such and such, of the state of the weather; ok viðraði þat löngum um sumarit, Eb. 259; fjöld um viðrir á fimm dögum en meirr á mánuði, Hm.

2 viðra

2. to snuffle, scent; hón viðraði í allar ættir, Fas. ii. 417, Gísl. 33; hann (the ox) viðraði mjök, Ísl. ii. 89; um daginn viðruðu þeir út (aired themselves) um skógar-runna karls, Fas. i. 4.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛏᚱᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)

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