Frum-váttr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Frum-váttr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 frum-váttr

m. the first, original witness, Grág. i. 46, Gþl. 477: eccl. the proto-martyr, Hom. 42, 109, Stj. 51.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚱᚢᛘ-ᚢᛅᛏᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

eccl
ecclesiastical.
eccl.
ecclesiastical.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
orig
original, originally.

Works & Authors

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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