Leiðar-víti

Old Norse Dictionary - leiðar-víti

Meaning of Old Norse word "leiðar-víti"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

leiðar-víti
n. (leið III), a fine for default in respect to levy, Fms. i. 87.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛁᚦᛅᚱ-ᚢᛁᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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