Vestr-lönd
Old Norse Dictionary - vestr-lönd
Meaning of Old Norse word "vestr-lönd" (or vestr-lǫnd)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vestr-lönd can mean:vestr-lönd
- vestr-lönd (vestr-lǫnd)
- n. pl. the Western lands, of the British Isles, Grág. ii. 141, Ld. 82, Magn. 514: of Western Africa, 656 C. 24.
- vestr-lönd (vestr-lǫnd)
- 2. sing., Vestrland, Western Iceland.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vestr-lönd may be more accurately written as vestr-lǫnd.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛋᛏᚱ-ᛚᚢᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- sing.
- singular.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)