Vita-skuld

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vita-skuld

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vita-skuld

m. an acknowledged debt; at loknum öllum vita-várskuldum, debts contracted in the spring, Dipl. v. 18.

2 vita-skuld

2. metaph. in mod. usage, a matter of course; það er vitaskuld!

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛏᛅ-ᛋᚴᚢᛚᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

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