Víðerni

Old Norse Dictionary - víðerni

Meaning of Old Norse word "víðerni" in English.

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

víðerni
n. width, widening, extension; innan þess víðernis, H. E. i. 467; mátti þat varla standa fyrir víðerni Kristninnar, it could not hinder the widening of the Church, Mar.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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