Viðra

Old Norse Dictionary - viðra

Meaning of Old Norse word "viðra" in English.

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

viðra Old Norse word can mean:

viðra: að, to be such and such, of the state of the weather; ok viðraði þat löngum um sumarit, Eb. 259; fjöld um viðrir á fimm dögum en meirr á mánuði, Hm.

viðra: 2. to snuffle, scent; hón viðraði í allar ættir, Fas. ii. 417, Gísl. 33; hann (the ox) viðraði mjök, Ísl. ii. 89; um daginn viðruðu þeir út (aired themselves) um skógar-runna karls, Fas. i. 4.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

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