Yfir-vættis
Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-vættis
Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-vættis"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- yfir-vættis
- adv. [Dan. over-vættes], ‘over-weighingly,’ exceedingly; y. hatt, Stj. 17; y. bjartr, Mar.; y. þungi, frjóleiki, Stj. 14, 155, 211, Th. 12.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛁᚱ-ᚢᛅᛏᛏᛁᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Th.
- Theophilus. (F. III.)