Viðr-vist

Old Norse Dictionary - viðr-vist

Meaning of Old Norse word "viðr-vist"

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

Old Norse word viðr-vist can mean:viðr-vist

viðr-vist
f. presence,l. 495; blíðu ok góðar viðrvistir, affability, Fms. ix. 535.
viðr-vist
2. sustenance, maintenance; öll önnur skepna var sköpuð manninum til viðrvistar, Sks. 536, K. Á. 174; Sverrir hafði eigi annat til viðrvistar liði sínu, Fms. viii. 159. v. l. viðrvistar-maðr, m. a person present, N. G. l. i. 310.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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