Vestr

Old Norse Dictionary - vestr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vestr" in English.

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

vestr Old Norse word can mean:

vestr: n., gen. vestrs, [A. S., Engl., and Germ. west; Dan. vester]:—the west; sól í vestri, K. Þ. K., Landn. 276; til vestrs, SkS. 179; í vestri miðju, Rb. 92; í vestr, towards west.

vestr: II. as adv. to the westward; ríða vestr eða vestan, Ld. 126; vestr til Breiðafjarðar, Nj. 1: of western Icel., þykki þér eigi gott vestr þar, 11; vestr, in the west, BS. i. 4, 31.

vestr: 2. westwards, towards the British Isles, a standing phrase (cp. the use of Hesperia in Lat.); sigla vestr um haf, to sail westwards over the sea, FmS. i. 22, Orkn. 144; sækja vestr til Eyja, west to the Orkneys (Shetland), Orkn. 136; vestr fór ek of ver, I journeyed westward over the sea, Höfuðl. 1; in which last passage it is even used of a voyage from Iceland to England; til ríkja þeirra er liggja vestr þar, Orkn. 144.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

adv.: adverb.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

v.: vide.

cp.: compare.

Lat.: Latin.

Works & Authors cited:

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Höfuðl.: Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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