Nefndar-vitni

Old Norse Dictionary - nefndar-vitni

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

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

nefndar-vitni
n. the witness given by a body of named men; skolu tólf frjálsir ok fulltíða menn af honum bera ok eigi nefndar vitni, Gþl. 156 (Js. 34); er hann þjófr nema hann syni með séttar-eiði ok nefndar vitnum, at eigi stal hann, Gþl. 538.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚠᚾᛏᛅᚱ-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.)
Js.
Járnsíða. (B. III.)
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