Vest-firðingar

Old Norse Dictionary - vest-firðingar

Meaning of Old Norse word "vest-firðingar" in English.

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

vest-firðingar
m. pl. the men from Vest-firðir, the West-fiords (in Icel.), Landn., Sturl.; vestfírðinga-fjórðungr, the West Quarter, Landn. 167.

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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