Frum-váttr

Old Norse Dictionary - frum-váttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "frum-váttr" in English.

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

frum-váttr
m. the first, original witness, Grág. i. 46, Gþl. 477: eccl. the proto-martyr, Hom. 42, 109, Stj. 51.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.
ecclesiastical.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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