Vestanverðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vestanverðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vestanverðr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

vestanverðr
vestanverðr, adj. beliggende eller vendendemod Vest. Þ.Sið. 724 (Pr. 499); hón(nl. Syria) liggr austanverð viðr ánaEufraten, en vestanverð at váru miklahafi Stj. 751; hlaupa þeir Högni í vestan-verðan garðinn Didr. 32520; hit þriðjabú átti hann við sjóinn á vestanverðumMýrum Eg. 29 (5830).

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚽᛋᛏᛆᚿᚠᚽᚱᚦᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

adj.
Adjectiv.
nl.
nemlig.

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