Vestari
Old Norse Dictionary - vestari
Meaning of Old Norse word "vestari"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vestari
- compar., as also vestri, more westerly; superl. vestastr, most westerly; vestri úbygð, Landn. 105; til vestri bygðar, 107; ena vestri leið, Nj. 281; um vestra stræti, Fms. ix. 22; eptir Rangá enni vestarri, ii. 208; inn vestasti farvegr, Pm. 42; liggja þessi lönd vestust, Fms. ix. 412; fór hann til vestasta Ásólfs-skála, Landn. 53.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛋᛏᛅᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- compar.
- comparative.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- superl.
- superlative.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Pm.
- Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)