Á-vitull
Old Norse Dictionary - á-vitull
Meaning of Old Norse word "á-vitull"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- á-vitull
- m. a law term, the indicia of a thing; skuli þeir rannsaka allt; ok svá göra þeir, ok finna þar öngan ávitöl (acc.), Fær. 186; grunar hann nú, at kerling muni hafa fengit nokkurn (MS. wrongly nokkura, acc. fem.) ávital, hverr maðr hann er, Thom. 158.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᚢᛁᛏᚢᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- fem.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)