Vestari

Old Norse Dictionary - vestari

Meaning of Old Norse word "vestari" in English.

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

vestari: compar., as also vestri, more westerly; superl. vestastr, most westerly; vestri úbygð, Landn. 105; til vestri bygðar, 107; ena vestri leið, Nj. 281; um vestra stræti, Fms. ix. 22; eptir Rangá enni vestarri, ii. 208; inn vestasti farvegr, Pm. 42; liggja þessi lönd vestust, Fms. ix. 412; fór hann til vestasta Ásólfs-skála, Landn. 53.

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

Abbreviations used:

compar.: comparative.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

superl.: superlative.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

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