Vel-kominn

Old Norse Dictionary - vel-kominn

Meaning of Old Norse word "vel-kominn" in English.

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

vel-kominn
part. welcome, esp. in greeting, Nj. 140; vera v., Fms, vii. 154; at hann skyldi Guði v. ok svá honum, ix. 373; konungr bað hann v., i. 16.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
part.
participle.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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