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, Gþl. 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.)