Vetr-liði

Old Norse Dictionary - vetr-liði

Meaning of Old Norse word "vetr-liði" in English.

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

vetr-liði
a, m. one wbo has past a winter, esp. a ‘winter-old’ bear, Edda i. 590, Grett.: also freq. as a pr. name, Landn. (mod. Norse Vetle); cp. Sumar-liði.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
esp.
especially.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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