Hvítaváðir

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hvítaváðir

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hvítaváðir" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

hvítaváðir: hvítaváðir, f. pl. de hvide Klæder, som denydøbte vare iførte den første Uge efterderes Daab, mlat. albæ (se BinghamOrigines Ecclesiasticae IV, 383 fg; DuCange 1, 120 fg); skírði Þ. prestr þær- ok skrýddi þær hvítaváðum (=fœrði þær eptir í hvít klæði Flat. I,42326) Fm. I, 20110); þær (nl. guðsifjar)eru þriðju, er fœrer or hvítaváðumFrost. 3, 83; vera í hvítaváðum Flat.I, 2456; andast í hvítaváðum Flat. I,38333. II, 1382; Vatsd. 46 (7722); tókGlúmr skírn ok lifði 3 vetr síðan okvar biskupaðr í banasótt af Kol bisk-upi ok andaðist í hvítaváðum Vígagl.2824; om nyviet Kirke: var Kjartan atBorg grafinn, þá var kirkja nývígð okí hvítaváðum Laxd. 51 (15228) jvf Fm.II, 25724.

Part of speech: f pl

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚠᛁᛏᛆᚠᛆᚦᛁᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

mlat.: Latinsk eller Mibbelalderens Sprog.

nl.: nemlig.

pl.: Pluralis.

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