Vitnis-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - vitnis-maðr

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

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

vitnis-maðr
m. a witness, = váttr, 655 xxiii. 1, D. N. i. 51, Grág. i. 219, Jb. 406.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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