Víðátta

Old Norse Dictionary - víðátta

Meaning of Old Norse word "víðátta" in English.

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

víðátta
u, f. wideness, openness, of a district, Sks. 504; á víðáttu sléttra hafa, 506; víðátta jarðar, 549; víðáttu skáldskapr, loose, libellous poetry, Grág. ii. 150.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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