Vitni

Old Norse Dictionary - vitni

Meaning of Old Norse word "vitni" in English.

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

vitni Old Norse word can mean:

vitni: n. [A. S. witnes; Engl. witness; Dan. vidne = testis]:—witness, testimony (prop. vitni is the act, ‘váttr’ the person, but sometimes the terms are confounded, as witness is in Engl.); bera vitni, to bear witness; bera vitni með e-m, Eg. 61, FmS. vi. 194; sama vitni berr Galenus, Lækn.; bera e-m gótt vitni, Nj. 11; eins þeirra vitni skyldi hrinda tíu Norðmanna vitni, Ó. H. 227: an evidence, outward mark, var þar orpinn haugr til vitnis, 655 xiv. B. 2.

vitni: 2. = váttr, a witness, of persons; nefna vitni, to call witnesses, FmS. vii. 142; nefna vitni at e-u, Grág. i. 211, 214; flutti hann fram vitni sín ok váttorð, FmS. vii. 142; kjósa með vitni, hvart …, Grág. i. 210; eptir vitnum ok gögnum skal hvert mál dæma, n. G. l. i. 31; nú eru þau vitni er eigi skolu and-vitni í móti koma, þat er heimstefnu-vitni …, 32; var þat vitnum bundit, FmS. vi. 149; ef maðr kallask lostinn, ok eru eigi vitni við, þá …, if a man says that he has been beaten, there being no witnesses, n. G. l. i. 73; hann skal beiða hinn með vitnum at bregða af marki, Jb. 290: allit., þá lét hann ganga fram vitni sín ok vátta, FmS. vii. 141.

vitni: COMPDS: vitnisburðr, vitnisbúð, vitnisbærr, vitnisfastr, vitnisfjall, vitnislauss, vitnalaust, vitnismaðr, vitnissannr, vitnisörk.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

prop.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

L.: Linnæus.

lit.: literally.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Lækn.: Lækninga-bók. (H. V.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

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

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