Vátt-orð

Old Norse Dictionary - vátt-orð

Meaning of Old Norse word "vátt-orð" in English.

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

vátt-orð
n. evidence, testimony; þeirra þriggja váttorða er í dóminn áttu at koma, Nj. 36; hann flutti fram vitni sín ok v., Fms. vii. 142; reifa váttorð, Nj. 243; kveðja váttorða allra, er sök eigu at fylgja, Grág. i. 34; váttorða-kvöð, summons to give evidence, ii. 124.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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