Vátt-orð
Old Norse Dictionary - vátt-orð
Meaning of Old Norse word "vátt-orð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vátt-orð
- n. evidence, testimony; þeirra þriggja váttorða er í dóminn áttu at koma, Nj. 36; hann flutti fram vitni sín ok v., Fms. vii. 142; reifa váttorð, Nj. 243; kveðja váttorða allra, er sök eigu at fylgja, Grág. i. 34; váttorða-kvöð, summons to give evidence, ii. 124.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛏᛏ-ᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)