Skrök-vitni

Old Norse Dictionary - skrök-vitni

Meaning of Old Norse word "skrök-vitni" (or skrǫk-vitni) in English.

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

skrök-vitni (skrǫk-vitni): (-vætti, Róm. 332), n. false witness, Hom. 86, Gþl. 547.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skrök-vitni may be more accurately written as skrǫk-vitni.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

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