Við

Old Norwegian Dictionary - við

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "við" in Norwegian.

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

við: við, f. (G. viðjar, N. Pl. viðjar) Baand (af Metal, seig Kvist m. m.) som er bøieteller snoet saaledes sammen, at det dan-ner en Ring eller Løkke; túnsvín þat erhringr eða knappr eða við sé í ranaGrG. II, 12123; viðjar vóru á þeim (rökk-unum) af gulli, ok spennt gullhring umhals hvárum Fld. III, 45, jvf Hkr. 9032;vóru (skúturnar) sambundnar (&vl sinibundnar), ok engi saumr í en viðjarfyrir kné Fm. VII, 216; Thom. 47213.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚦ
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.

G.: Genitiv.

m.: Masculin.

Pl.: Pluralis.

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