Víðerni
Old Norse Dictionary - víðerni
Meaning of Old Norse word "víðerni"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- víðerni
- n. width, widening, extension; innan þess víðernis, H. E. i. 467; mátti þat varla standa fyrir víðerni Kristninnar, it could not hinder the widening of the Church, Mar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦᛁᚱᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)