Kvöðu-vitni
Old Norse Dictionary - kvöðu-vitni
Meaning of Old Norse word "kvöðu-vitni" (or kvǫðu-vitni)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kvöðu-vitni (kvǫðu-vitni)
- n. = kvöðuváttr, n. G. L. i. 32: testimony in a case of k., n. G. L. i. 86.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kvöðu-vitni may be more accurately written as kvǫðu-vitni.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚢᚦᚢ-ᚢᛁᛏᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)