Hel-víti

Old Norse Dictionary - hel-víti

Meaning of Old Norse word "hel-víti" in English.

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

hel-víti Old Norse word can mean:

hel-víti: n. [from A. S. hellewite, whence Swed. helvete, Dan. helvede, prop. the fine (víti) of Hel. q. v.]:—hell, the abode of the damned, Stj., Rb., n. T., PasS., Vídal. passim, but only in Christian writers; it appears first in Hallfred.

hel-víti: COMPDS: helvítisbúi, helvítisbyrgi, helvítiseldr, helvítiskvalir, helvítislogi, helvítismaðr, helvítismyrkr, helvítispína, helvítisvirki.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Hel.: Heliand.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

prop.: proper, properly.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

N. T.: New Testament.

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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