Vitki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vitki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vitki

a, m. [A. S. witiga = a prophet; whence Engl. wizard, witch; O. H. G. wizago; of which word the mod. Germ. weissager is a corruption, as if from sagen]:—prop. a wise man, but only used of a wizard; eru völur allar frá Víðólfi, vitkar allir frá Vilmeiði, Hdl. 32; vitka líki (in a warlock’s shape) fórtu verþjóð yfir, Ls. 24.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛏᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

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