Nefndar-vitni
Old Norse Dictionary - nefndar-vitni
Meaning of Old Norse word "nefndar-vitni"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- nefndar-vitni
- n. the witness given by a body of named men; skolu tólf frjálsir ok fulltíða menn af honum bera ok eigi nefndar vitni, Gþl. 156 (Js. 34); er hann þjófr nema hann syni með séttar-eiði ok nefndar vitnum, at eigi stal hann, Gþl. 538.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚠᚾᛏᛅᚱ-ᚢᛁᛏᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Js.
- Járnsíða. (B. III.)