Víð-faðmr

Old Norse Dictionary - víð-faðmr

Meaning of Old Norse word "víð-faðmr" in English.

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

víð-faðmr
adj. wide-fathoming; víðfaðmara ríki, FmS. v. 344; víðfaðmi, nickname of an ancient conqueror (the Danish king Ivarr Víðfaðmi), Skjöld. S., Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Skjöld.
Skjöldunga Saga. (C. II.)
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