Vestan-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - vestan-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vestan-maðr" in English.

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

vestan-maðr
m. a man from the west, Sturl. ii. 204, iii. 86, Ísl. ii. 170, Gullþ. 45.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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