Vetra

Old Norse Dictionary - vetra

Meaning of Old Norse word "vetra" in English.

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

vetra
að, to become winter; líðr fram haustinu, tekr at vetra, the winter began to set in, it became wintry, Fms. viii. 435 (v. l.), Finnb. 310; rak á hríðir ek vetraði, Orkn. 190.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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