Vídd
Old Norse Dictionary - vídd
Meaning of Old Norse word "vídd"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vídd
- f. width, wideness, extension; breidd, vídd, lengd, Fms. x. 272; svá vitt land at þat var mikil borgar-vidd, of the size of a large town, Fas. i. 289; víðr sem stakkgarðs-vídd, Bs. i. 669.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛏᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)