Vestr-gautar
Old Norse Dictionary - vestr-gautarMeaning of Old Norse word "vestr-gautar" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vestr-gautar
- m. pl. the Western Goths, in Sweden, Ó. H. Vestra-Gautland, n. West Gothland, Orkn. 136.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛋᛏᚱ-ᚴᛅᚢᛏᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)