Vesl

Old Norse Dictionary - vesl

Meaning of Old Norse word "vesl" in English.

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

vesl: n. [from verja = Goth. wasjan; cp. Lat. vestis], a kind of cloak; vesl blátt yfir sér, Fms. vii. 20 (vetzl Cod. A); vesl gott eðr slagning, Fms. i. 78; hann hafði vesl yfir sér tvískipt, svart ok hvítt, Rd. 309 (Glúm. 361); vesl hafði einn yfir sér ok slæður, Fs. 51.

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

Abbreviations used:

Cod.: Codex.

cp.: compare.

Goth.: Gothic.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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