Víðfrægr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - víðfrægr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "víðfrægr" in Norwegian.

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

víðfrægr: víðfrægr, adj. 1) vide bekjendt eller berømt; vóru þeir því ágætari ok víðfrægri, semþeir fóru víðara Flat. II, 11820; báðirvóru þeir víðförlir ok framkvæmdar-miklir í athöfnum ok ráðum ok urðuaf slíku víðfrægir ok ágætir Fm. VI,43117. 2) som er vel underettet omhvad der findes eller foregaar rundt om i Verden. Symb. 3262.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚦᚠᚱᛅᚵᚱ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

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