Viðsmjörs-viðr
Old Norse Dictionary - viðsmjörs-viðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "viðsmjörs-viðr" (or viðsmjǫrs-viðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- viðsmjörs-viðr (viðsmjǫrs-viðr)
- m. = viðsmjörstré, N. T., Rom. xi. 17.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, viðsmjörs-viðr may be more accurately written as viðsmjǫrs-viðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦᛋᛘᛁᚢᚱᛋ-ᚢᛁᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. T.
- New Testament.