Vestrhalfa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vestrhalfa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vestrhalfa" in Norwegian.

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

vestrhalfa
vestrhalfa, f. 1) den vestlige Del; hón (nl.Indus) er endimark landsins (nl. India-lands) af vestrhalfu (= af vestri) Stj.6824; vestrhalfa heimsins Alex. 1578.15812; Trój. 12 (3013). 2) den vestlige Del af det romerske Rige; nú er þessirtveir keisarar höfðu undir ríki, Diocletianusí austrhalfu, en Maximianus í vestr-halfu - Heilag. I, 64324. 70316.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚽᛋᛏᚱᚼᛆᛚᚠᛆ
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:

f.
Feminin.
nl.
nemlig.

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