Vættis-burðr

Old Norse Dictionary - vættis-burðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vættis-burðr" in English.

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

vættis-burðr
m. a bearing witness, Grág. i. 39, Nj. 233.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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