Fanga-váttr
Old Norse Dictionary - fanga-váttr
Meaning of Old Norse word "fanga-váttr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fanga-váttr
- m. a law term, a witness fetched (summoned) at random, Gþl. 547–549.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᚾᚴᛅ-ᚢᛅᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)