Vestr-ætt

Old Norse Dictionary - vestr-ætt

Meaning of Old Norse word "vestr-ætt" in English.

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

vestr-ætt
f. the western quarter, of the heavens; líta í v., Nj. 194; stefna í v., Fb. i. 539; fljúga ór v., Ísl. ii. 196.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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