Vitringr
Old Norse Dictionary - vitringr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vitringr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vitringr
- m. a wise man, sage (like A. S. wita), Barl. 127; hann var höfðingi mikill ok vitringr, Ld. 24; hinn mesti vitringr, Fb. ii. 80; freq. in mod. usage, lög-vitringr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛏᚱᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)