Skrök-vitni
Old Norse Dictionary - skrök-vitni
Meaning of Old Norse word "skrök-vitni" (or skrǫk-vitni)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skrök-vitni (skrǫk-vitni)
- (-vætti, Róm. 332), n. false witness, Hom. 86, Gþl. 547.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skrök-vitni may be more accurately written as skrǫk-vitni.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚱᚢᚴ-ᚢᛁᛏᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Róm.
- Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)