Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hel-víti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 hel-víti

n. [from A. S. hellewite, whence Swed. helvete, Dan. helvede, prop. the fine (víti) of Hel. q. v.]:—hell, the abode of the damned, Stj., Rb., N. T., Pass., Vídal. passim, but only in Christian writers; it appears first in Hallfred.

2 hel-víti

COMPDS: helvítisbúi, helvítisbyrgi, helvítiseldr, helvítiskvalir, helvítislogi, helvítismaðr, helvítismyrkr, helvítispína, helvítisvirki.

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Runic Inscription

hel-víti

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "hel-víti" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Hel.: Heliand.
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

N. T.: New Testament.
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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