Vetlingr
Old Norse Dictionary - vetlingr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vetlingr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vetlingr
- m. a dimin. from vöttr, a glove, gauntlet, Fms. iii. 176, the common word in Icel.; band-vettlingar, prjóna-v., sjó-vetlingr, sea-gloves, used by fishermen.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛏᛚᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dimin.
- diminutive.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)