At-vist
Old Norse Dictionary - at-vist
Meaning of Old Norse word "at-vist"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word at-vist can mean:at-vist
- at-vist
- f. [vesa at], presence, esp. as a law term, opp. to an alibi, the act of being present at a crime: the law distinguishes between ráð (plotting), tilför (partaking), and a. (presence), Grág. ii. 37; vera í atsókn ak a., to be present and a partaker in the onslaught, Nj. 100.
- at-vist
- β. transl. of the Lat. assiduitas, 677. 12.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛏ-ᚢᛁᛋᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- opp.
- opposed.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- transl.
- translation.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)