Viðr-lit

Old Norse Dictionary - viðr-lit

Meaning of Old Norse word "viðr-lit" in English.

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

viðr-lit
n. a looking towards, facing; augu heita ok lit eða viðrlit (an etymologising form for an older form vlit?), Edda i. 538. viðrlita-mikill, adj. big to behold, dangerous, Fas. iii. 387: the mod., það er viðrlita-mikið (sounded viðr-hluta-mikið), it is running too great a risk, it is not safe to do.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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