Definitions
Definitions
1 vísendr
part. pl. a law term, defined in N. G. L. i. 184; vegandi eða veganda sonr skal reiða bauga alla nema hann hafi vísendr til, the slayer and his son are bound to pay off all the parts of the weregild, unless he has vísendr, viz. living relations who are sure to pay each his share.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
vísendr
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "vísendr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).