Vaztir

Old Norse Dictionary - vaztir

Meaning of Old Norse word "vaztir" in English.

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

vaztir
f. pl., i. e. vatztir, not vastir, for vazta rhymes with baztan, Edda; in sing. vözt, Edda (Gl.) i. 574: [from vatr = vatn]:—a fishing-bank, = mið; á þær vaztir (thus Cod. Reg., vastir Worm.) er hann var vanr at sitja, Edda i. 168; sitja á vöztum ok hafa vað fyrir borði, n. G. l. i. 65; finna hval á vöztum, 60; þenna dag var Ingjaldr róinn á vastir (late vellum), Gísl. 48; vazta (gen. pl.) undirkúla, Edda i. 350 (cp. the verse); hrein-vaztir, poët. the reindeer’s abode, mountain, Skálda (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

Cod.
Codex.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
poët.
poetically.
sing.
singular.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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