Vinátta

Old Norse Dictionary - vinátta

Meaning of Old Norse word "vinátta" in English.

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

vinátta: u, f. friendship, Nj. 81, Eg. 96, 170, Hrafn. 23, Stj. 171, Ó. H. 126; forn vinátta, Eb. 32, passim in old and mod. usage: vináttu boð, a friendly offer, Hkr. ii. 207; vináttu kærleikr, affection, Stj. 38; vinúttu bragð, a friendly turn, Nj. 228; vináttu góðvili, Stj.; vináttu heit, a promise of friendship, Fms. vii. 18; vináttu kveðja, a greeting of friendship, Sturl. ii. 108; vináttu mark, -merki, a token of friendship, Ó. H. 125, Fms. iv. 280; vináttu-mál, a message, intercourse of friendship, Nj. 18, Fms. i. 53, xi. 229, 249.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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