Villátta

Old Norse Dictionary - villátta

Meaning of Old Norse word "villátta" in English.

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

villátta
u, f. = villiátt, a false direction, bewilderment; ef maðr gengr á villáttur á mörk …, ganga á mörk ok villáttu, N. G. L. i. 393, 400.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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