Vestr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vestr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vestr" in Norwegian.

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

vestr: vestr, 1) n. den vestlige Himmelegn. Elucid.562. 7512; af vestri dvs. mod Vest, Stj. 83.8519; at vestri d. s. Stj. 929; til vestrsd. s. Stj. 9928; sá ek fljúga fugl ór vestriGunl. 2 (1961); frá vestri ok til norðrsSE. I, 122. 2) adv. i Vest, mod Vest;hvert sinn er þú ríðr vestr eða vestanLaxd. 33 (8126); ríðr hón vestr; - þikkiþér eigi gótt vestr þar Nj. 6 (1121); austrok vestr með útsjónum Stj. 745; vestraf Cappadocia Stj. 8137; ætlaði Þórðrvestr Langavazdal Sturl. II, 187; jvf 2112.

Part of speech: uten ordklasse

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚽᛋᛏᚱ
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:

adv.: Adverbium.

gn.: gammelnorsk.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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