Vitjan
Old Norse Dictionary - vitjan
Meaning of Old Norse word "vitjan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vitjan can mean:vitjan
- vitjan
- or vitjon, f. a visit, Fms. vii. 88; þú kennir eigi tíð vitjunar þinnar, Greg. 39, = þekkja ekki sinn vitjunar-tíma, N. T.
- vitjan
- 2. eccl. a visitation; lét hann Árna biskup taka af sér vitjun til þess er vera átti eptir nýjum lögum, Bs. i. 783, v. l.; hús-vitjan, q. v.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛏᛁᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- l.
- line.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- N. T.
- New Testament.
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)