Of-viti

Old Norse Dictionary - of-viti

Meaning of Old Norse word "of-viti"

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

of-viti
a, m. an over-wise person = Germ. sonderling, one who behaves in a strange manner; hann er o., a popular phrase.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.

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