Vitnis-burðr

Old Norse Dictionary - vitnis-burðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vitnis-burðr" in English.

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

vitnis-burðr
m. a bearing witness, giving evidence, K. Á. 50, Fms. x. 22: as a law term, Gþl. 475; gjalda samkvæði at v. þeim er hann hefir borit, Grág. i. 39; leita vitnisburða, Fms. vi. 194, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
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