Bókar-vitni

Old Norse Dictionary - bókar-vitni

Meaning of Old Norse word "bókar-vitni" in English.

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

bókar-vitni
n. witness upon the Gospel, Gþl. 400, Jb. 276, D. n.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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