Vitnir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vitnir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vitnir

m. [vitt = charms], a poët. name of the wolf, no doubt from its being a charmed, bewitched animal (witches rode on wolves), Lex. Poët., Gm. 23, passim.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛏᚾᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
m.
masculine.
poët.
poetical, poetically.

Works & Authors

Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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