Vitr-ligr
Old Norse Dictionary - vitr-ligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vitr-ligr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vitr-ligr
- adj. [Old Engl. witterly], wise, of a thing or action; v. stjörn. Fms. vi. 30; v. ráð, ix. 442, xi. 28; vitrligar ráðagörðir, Ld. 238; snjallara ok vitrligra, Fms. i. 104: er þat vitrligra, vi. 8; vitrlig andsvör, Barl. 125, passim; ú-vitrligr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛏᚱ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)