Viðra

Old Norwegian Dictionary - viðra

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "viðra" in Norwegian.

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

viðra: viðra, v. (að) 1) blæse; þeir tóku útlandnyrðing ok viðraði þat löngumum sumarit Eb. 47 (9125); fjöld umviðrir dvs. Vinden dreier sig ofte om, Hm.73. 2) snuse, ved Lugten opspore (jvfdraga veðr at e-u); hón gengr nökk-urum sinnum andsœlis um húsin okviðrar í allar ættir, ok setr upp nas-irnar Gísl. 3324; einn var apalgrár ux-inn, hann viðraði mjök Harð. 29 (893);á daginn viðruðu þeir út um skógar-runna karls Fld. I, 420; hón viðraði íallar ættir ok snuðraði undir hverjaeik Fld. II, 41715.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚦᚱᛆ
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:

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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