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.)
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