Hefðar-vitni

Old Norse Dictionary - hefðar-vitni

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

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

hefðar-vitni
n. a witness in a case of hefð, Gþl. 300.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚠᚦᛅᚱ-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:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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