Vista
Old Norse Dictionary - vista
Meaning of Old Norse word "vista"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vista can mean:vista
- vista
- að, to lodge, board; lét hann setja upp skip sitt, ok vista lið, Eg. 320; hann vistar kaupmenn nær skipi, Korm. 190; vistaði annat lið sitt í Danmörk, Fms. xi. 19; ef menn vilja vista eðr ala fátæka, Jb. 185 B.
- vista
- 2. with dat.; ok vista þeim þar, N. G. L. i. 168.
- vista
- II. reflex. to take a fixed abode, lodgings, board; Austmenn vistuðusk, ÍsL. ii. 192, Lv. 5, Fb. 152: to sojourn, hann vildi hér vistask um sumarit, Glúm. 324; í hvers biskups-dæmi sem þeir vilja vistask eðr vera, Norske SamL. v. 550.
- vista
- 2. in mod. usage esp. of servants in a household, see vist.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛋᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- dat.
- dative.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- l.
- line.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
- v.
- vide.
- esp.
- especially.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)