Hindr-vitni
Old Norse Dictionary - hindr-vitni
Meaning of Old Norse word "hindr-vitni"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hindr-vitni
- f. ‘hinder-knowledge,’ idolatry, superstition, nonsense, Bs. i. 165, Hkr. ii. 176; flærð heiðingligrar hindrvitni, Fb. i. 513; ef hann trúir á þat heldr en annat fé, eða ferr hann með h., K. Þ. K. 78.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚾᛏᚱ-ᚢᛁᛏᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)