Víð-ræss
Old Norse Dictionary - víð-ræss
Meaning of Old Norse word "víð-ræss"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- víð-ræss
- adj. [rás], running far, far-roaming, of deer; dýr ólm ok víðræs, Art. 79; in Gkv. 2. 11, the true reading may be, á víðræsar varga leifar (an hypallage for víðræssa varga leifar), into the realm of the wide-roaming wolves, i. e. into the wild forest (see vargr, and leif I).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦ-ᚱᛅᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- i. e.
- id est.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Art.
- Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)