Fá-vitr

Old Norse Dictionary - fá-vitr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fá-vitr" in English.

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

fá-vitr
adj. ‘few-wise,’ little-wise, Stj. 558, v. l. fá-vizkr, adj. id., id.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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