Vitt
Old Norse Dictionary - vitt
Meaning of Old Norse word "vitt"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vitt
- n. [akin to vita], witchcraft, charms; engi maðr skal hafa í húsi sínu staf eðr stalla, vitt eðr blót, n. G. L. i. 383; engi maðr má trúa á vitt eðr blót, eor rót, 389; ok draptu á vitt (vætt Cod.) sem völur, Ls. 24; vitta-vættr, a bewitched wight, a wizard, witch, Ýt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛏᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Cod.
- Codex.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ls.
- Loka-senna. (A. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)