Vætti

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vætti

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vætti" in Norwegian.

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

vætti
vætti, n. Vidnesbyrd som váttr aflægger, har at aflægge; váttum er skylt at beravætti þau öll er þeir hafa verit í nefndir,ef þeir eru svá kvaddir, sem í lögumer mælt Grg. I, 5817 jvf II, 1926; Flat.I, 24920; rétta vætti dvs. affatte Vidnes-byrd i den Form hvori det skal aflægges,Grg. I, 5827.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛅᛏᛏᛁ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.

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