Vitneskja
Old Norse Dictionary - vitneskja
Meaning of Old Norse word "vitneskja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vitneskja can mean:vitneskja
- vitneskja
- u, f. a sign, signal; reisa upp háfa stöng til vitneskju, Al. 88; kvað þat vera myndu góða vitneskju (a good sign) er svá hafði at borizk, Ó. H. 26.
- vitneskja
- 2. intelligence, information; hafa vitneskju af e-u, to be aware of a fact.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛏᚾᛁᛋᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- act.
- active.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)