Vestr-víking

Old Norse Dictionary - vestr-víking

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

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

vestr-víking: f. a freebooting expedition to the West, i. e. to the British Isles (Normandy, etc.), Fms. i. 8, Eg. 513, Orkn., Korm. 2. Landn. 32, 108, 121, 133, 140, 174, 204, 205, 314; see víking.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

i. e.: id est.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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

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