Víð-lendi
Old Norse Dictionary - víð-lendi
Meaning of Old Norse word "víð-lendi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- víð-lendi
- n. broad lands, wideness of land, Stj. 618, Þiðr. 146, Hkr. ii. 171; mart er at segja af víðlendi ferðar Ólafs, the extent of his travels, Fms. x. 395: the wide, open, flat country, Eg. 294; víðlendis-ferð, O. H. L. ch. 8.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦ-ᛚᛁᚾᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- O. H. L.
- Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)