Sjónar-vætt
Old Norse Dictionary - sjónar-vættMeaning of Old Norse word "sjónar-vætt" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sjónar-vætt
- f. the share (of a whale or the like) due to the man who first saw it; hence the phrase, eiga sjónarvættina í e-u, of a man who first discovers a thing,
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚢᚾᛅᚱ-ᚢᛅᛏᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.