Definitions
Definitions
1 viðr-lit
n. a looking towards, facing; augu heita ok lit eða viðrlit (an etymologising form for an older form vlit?), Edda i. 538. viðrlita-mikill, adj. big to behold, dangerous, Fas. iii. 387: the mod., það er viðrlita-mikið (sounded viðr-hluta-mikið), it is running too great a risk, it is not safe to do.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
viðr-lit
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "viðr-lit" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).