Vit-firring
Old Norse Dictionary - vit-firring
Meaning of Old Norse word "vit-firring"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vit-firring
- f. ‘wit-estrangement,’ insanity, madness, Grág. i. 154, Fms. vi. 141, Bs. i. 371.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛏ-ᚠᛁᚱᚱᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)