Við-leitni

Old Norse Dictionary - við-leitni

Meaning of Old Norse word "við-leitni"

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

við-leitni
f. a trying to do one’s best, an attempt, Fms. ii. 271.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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