Vista

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vista

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vista" in Norwegian.

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

vista
vista, v. (að) 1) skaffe nogen (e-m) vist 1;nefgildismenn ok bauggildismenn skulofylgja ómaga (som er bleven útlagr) aflandi at órsekju á konungsveldi annatok vista þeim þar Frost. 4, 345. 2) indsætte en paa et Sted hos en, hvorhan kan have Husly og Underhold (jvfvist 3); er hann þar um vetrinn viðnökkura menn, en suma vistaði Sæm-undr annars staðar þar í nánd Sturl.I, 24314; hann ríðr heim á Mel ok erþar um vetrinn ok vistar kaupmennnær skipi Korm. 190 jvf Fm. IX, 192;er halfr mánaðr leið, vóru þrír mennvistaðir Flat. I, 41028; vistast, v. r. tageOphold, opholde sig; þeir austmenninirvistuðust þar um vetrinn Ljósv. 145;Hreiðarr sagði honum, at hann vildihér vistast um vetrinn Vígagl. 115; Gunl.2 (19212); DN. VII, 10427. 3) forsyneen med Levnetsmidler, især til en Reise;þat var þá háttr, at menn vistuðu siksjalfir til þings, ok reiddu flestir malium söðla sína Grett. 2913.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᛋᛏᛆ
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.
m.
Masculin.
nl.
nemlig.
v.
Verbum.

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