Vinátta

Old Norse Dictionary - vinátta

Meaning of Old Norse word "vinátta"

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

vinátta
u, f. friendship, Nj. 81, Eg. 96, 170, Hrafn. 23, Stj. 171, Ó. H. 126; forn vinátta, Eb. 32, passim in old and mod. usage: vináttu boð, a friendly offer, Hkr. ii. 207; vináttu kærleikr, affection, Stj. 38; vinúttu bragð, a friendly turn, Nj. 228; vináttu góðvili, Stj.; vináttu heit, a promise of friendship, Fms. vii. 18; vináttu kveðja, a greeting of friendship, Sturl. ii. 108; vináttu mark, -merki, a token of friendship, Ó. H. 125, Fms. iv. 280; vináttu-mál, a message, intercourse of friendship, Nj. 18, Fms. i. 53, xi. 229, 249.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hrafn.
Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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