Vit-firring

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vit-firring

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vit-firring

f. ‘wit-estrangement,’ insanity, madness, Grág. i. 154, Fms. vi. 141, Bs. i. 371.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛏ-ᚠᛁᚱᚱᛁᚾᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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