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Viðra

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2 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.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

viðra

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

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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