Víð-ræss

Old Norse Dictionary - víð-ræss

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

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

víð-ræss
adj. [rás], running far, far-roaming, of deer; dýr ólm ok víðræs, Art. 79; in Gkv. 2. 11, the true reading may be, á víðræsar varga leifar (an hypallage for víðræssa varga leifar), into the realm of the wide-roaming wolves, i. e. into the wild forest (see vargr, and leif I).

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
i. e.
id est.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Art.
Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
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