Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vitnir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

Similar Words

vá
vá-beiða
vá-böl
vá-brestr
vá-fallr

Runic Inscription

vitnir

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "vitnir" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

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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