Vetlingr

Old Norse Dictionary - vetlingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vetlingr" in English.

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

vetlingr
m. a dimin. from vöttr, a glove, gauntlet, Fms. iii. 176, the common word in Icel.; band-vettlingar, prjóna-v., sjó-vetlingr, sea-gloves, used by fishermen.

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

Abbreviations used:

dimin.
diminutive.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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