Á-vít

Old Norse Dictionary - á-vít

Meaning of Old Norse word "á-vít" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

á-vít Old Norse word can mean:

á-vít: [víti], n. pl., ávítan, f., Thom. 246, Th. 19 (mod. ávítur, f. pl.), a reprimand, rebuke, castigation; ávíta, gen. pl., Fær. 23; bera ávít (acc. pl.), Sks. 541, Hkr. ii. 200, Hom. 43.

á-vít: COMPDS: ávítalaust, ávítasamligr, ávítsamr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᚢᛁᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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