Hel-víti
Old Norse Dictionary - hel-víti
Meaning of Old Norse word "hel-víti"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hel-víti can mean:hel-víti
- hel-víti
- n. [from A. S. hellewite, whence Swed. helvete, Dan. helvede, prop. the fine (víti) of Hel. q. v.]:—hell, the abode of the damned, Stj., Rb., n. T., PasS., Vídal. passim, but only in Christian writers; it appears first in Hallfred.
- hel-víti
- COMPDS: helvítisbúi, helvítisbyrgi, helvítiseldr, helvítiskvalir, helvítislogi, helvítismaðr, helvítismyrkr, helvítispína, helvítisvirki.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛚ-ᚢᛁᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Hel.
- Heliand.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. T.
- New Testament.
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Vídal.
- Vídalíns-Postilla.