Vetra
Old Norse Dictionary - vetra
Meaning of Old Norse word "vetra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vetra
- að, to become winter; líðr fram haustinu, tekr at vetra, the winter began to set in, it became wintry, Fms. viii. 435 (v. l.), Finnb. 310; rak á hríðir ek vetraði, Orkn. 190.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛏᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)