Vestan-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - vestan-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vestan-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vestan-maðr
- m. a man from the west, Sturl. ii. 204, iii. 86, Ísl. ii. 170, Gullþ. 45.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛋᛏᛅᚾ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)