Suðr-vegar

Old Norse Dictionary - suðr-vegar

Meaning of Old Norse word "suðr-vegar" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

suðr-vegar
m. pl. the southern ways, opp. to norðrvegar, Gkv. 2. 8; vera á suðrvegi, on a pilgrimage, Fbr. 196: southern countries, as opp. to norðrlönd, Fms. x. 375.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚦᚱ-ᚢᛁᚴᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
opp.
opposed.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
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