Veðr-viti

Old Norse Dictionary - veðr-viti

Meaning of Old Norse word "veðr-viti" in English.

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

veðr-viti
a, m. a vane, Ó. H. 170, Fms. x. 78, ix. 301, Orkn. 332, Edda (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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