Vit-stola
Old Norse Dictionary - vit-stola
Meaning of Old Norse word "vit-stola"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vit-stola
- adj. ‘wit-stolen,’ insane, Fas. iii. 300: freq. in mod. usage, = wild, frantic; cp. ham-stola.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛏ-ᛋᛏᚢᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- cp.
- compare.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)