Vídd

Old Norse Dictionary - vídd

Meaning of Old Norse word "vídd" in English.

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

vídd
f. width, wideness, extension; breidd, vídd, lengd, Fms. x. 272; svá vitt land at þat var mikil borgar-vidd, of the size of a large town, Fas. i. 289; víðr sem stakkgarðs-vídd, Bs. i. 669.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

Back
↑