Væsoðr

Old Norse Dictionary - væsoðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "væsoðr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

væsoðr
part. = væstr; sloðruðu þeir af heiðinni, ok urðu sem væsoðstir, Sturl. iii. 158; cp. eigi göra Húnar okkr vésaða, Fas. i. 502, but see vesask, p. 699, col. 2.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛋᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
l.
line.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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