Þjóð-vitnir

Old Norse Dictionary - þjóð-vitnir

Meaning of Old Norse word "þjóð-vitnir" in English.

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

þjóð-vitnir
m. the great wolf, Gm. 21 (cp. Þjóð-úlfr, a pr. name).

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
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