Víðátta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - víðátta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "víðátta" in Norwegian.

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

víðátta
víðátta, f. Vidde, Udstrækning (jvf vídd,víðerni); nú hafi þit brotit lög ok sátt-mál við guð, ok vil ek eigi halda ykkrfrelsi lengr í opinberri víðáttu, semfyrr höfðu þit Kgs. 10737; með því athann sá eigi Adam staddan á sléttrivíðáttu - Kgs. 10815; farit nú á víð-áttu jarðar Kgs. 11724.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚦᛆᛏᛏᛆ
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.
s.
substantiv.

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