Vit-leysingr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vit-leysingr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vit-leysingr

m. a witless, insane person, idiot, Fms. i. 292.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛏ-ᛚᛁᚢᛋᛁᚾᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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