Kvöðu-váttr
Old Norse Dictionary - kvöðu-váttr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kvöðu-váttr" (or kvǫðu-váttr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kvöðu-váttr (kvǫðu-váttr)
- m. a witness in a case of claim, Grág. i. 124, N. G. L. i. 219.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kvöðu-váttr may be more accurately written as kvǫðu-váttr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚢᚦᚢ-ᚢᛅᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)