Upphafs-vitni

Old Norse Dictionary - upphafs-vitni

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

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

upphafs-vitni
n. a witness as to the upphaf of a thing, D. n. i. 961.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
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