Vest-saxar

Old Norse Dictionary - vest-saxar

Meaning of Old Norse word "vest-saxar"

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

vest-saxar
m. pl. the West-Saxons, Fms. i. 110, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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