Víð-lendi

Old Norse Dictionary - víð-lendi

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

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

víð-lendi: n. broad lands, wideness of land, Stj. 618, Þiðr. 146, Hkr. ii. 171; mart er at segja af víðlendi ferðar Ólafs, the extent of his travels, Fms. x. 395: the wide, open, flat country, Eg. 294; víðlendis-ferð, O. H. L. ch. 8.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

L.: Linnæus.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

O. H. L.: Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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