Víðátta
Old Norse Dictionary - víðátta
Meaning of Old Norse word "víðátta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- víðátta
- u, f. wideness, openness, of a district, Sks. 504; á víðáttu sléttra hafa, 506; víðátta jarðar, 549; víðáttu skáldskapr, loose, libellous poetry, Grág. ii. 150.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦᛅᛏᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)