Vápnavíti

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vápnavíti

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vápnavíti" in Norwegian.

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

vápnavíti
vápnavíti, n. Bøder som den har at ud- rede som findes skyldig i vápnafall; efnökkurr lér vápn til vápnaþings okverðr þat vitnisfast, eigi konungr vápn,en hinn er lét var, gjaldi vápnavítisem áðr LandsL. 3, 1221; Rb. 25 (NL.III, 806).

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᛕᚿᛆᚠᛁᛏᛁ
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:

L.
Linje.
n.
Neutrum.

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