Sár-vitr

Old Norse Dictionary - sár-vitr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sár-vitr"

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

sár-vitr
f. ‘wound-wise,’ skilled in surgery (?), Hkv. 1. 53.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
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