Vestr-hérað
Old Norse Dictionary - vestr-héraðMeaning of Old Norse word "vestr-hérað" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vestr-hérað
- n. a western county (of western Iceland), Sturl. iii. 19 (cp. héruðin vestr, Skíða R. 31).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛋᛏᚱ-ᚼᛁᚱᛅᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- R.
- Rimur.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)