At-vik

Old Norse Dictionary - at-vik

Meaning of Old Norse word "at-vik" in English.

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

at-vik Old Norse word can mean:

at-vik: n. [víkja at], mostly in plur. details, particulars; in the phrases, eptir atvikum, according to the circumstances of each case, Gþl. 403; atvik sakar, the particulars of a case, Sks. 663; með atvikum, circumstantially, chapter and verse, Fas. iii. 330: in Stj. 179 it seems to mean gestures.

at-vik: II. an onset, prob. only another way of spelling atvígi, n. G. l. ii. 65; at ek geta eigi hefnt þessa atviks er mér er gört, that I cannot get this affront avenged which has been done me, Grett. 151 A.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

plur.: plural.

L.: Linnæus.

prob.: probably.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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