Vestr-för
Old Norse Dictionary - vestr-för
Meaning of Old Norse word "vestr-för" (or vestr-fǫr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vestr-för can mean:vestr-för
- vestr-för (vestr-fǫr)
- and vestr-ferð, f. a journey to the west, Sturl. ii. 144 C.
- vestr-för (vestr-fǫr)
- 2. esp. a journey to the British Isles, Orkn. 142, 240, Fms. iv. 219, passim. Vestrfarar-vísur, f. pl. a name of a poem by Sighvat, verses on a journey to England and Normandy, Ó. H.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vestr-för may be more accurately written as vestr-fǫr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛋᛏᚱ-ᚠᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- esp.
- especially.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)