Vestr-för

Old Norse Dictionary - vestr-för

Meaning of Old Norse word "vestr-för" (or vestr-fǫr) in English.

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

vestr-för Old Norse word can mean:

vestr-för (vestr-fǫr): and vestr-ferð, f. a journey to the west, Sturl. ii. 144 C.

vestr-för (vestr-fǫr): 2. esp. a journey to the British Isles, Orkn. 142, 240, Fms. iv. 219, passim. Vestrfarar-vísur, f. pl. a name of a poem by Sighvat, verses on a journey to England and Normandy, Ó. H.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vestr-för may be more accurately written as vestr-fǫr.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

esp.: especially.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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