Víta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - víta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "víta" in Norwegian.

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

víta: víta, v. (tt) 1) ilægge nogen Bøder ellerPengestraf; þá skal hann bœta fyrirþat aura 3; hvervetna þess er þing-menn verða víttir í Gula, þá skal þatfé þar verða reitt Gul. 3 (521); sá erkunnr ok sannr verðr at því, at hannetr kjöt á frjádegi, þá skal hann bœtaaurum 3 biskopi, nema duldr æti hann-, þá skal hann víttr vera Gul. 206;þá ero allir ölhúsmenn víttir Gul. 18712. 2) ilægge en borðavíti; eigi hefi ek optverit víttr fyrir borðs tilgöngu Fm. III,15518; víttr ertu nú skáld, er þú kemreigi undir borð ok ert þó konungsskáld Fm. VII, 35513 jvf VI, 24212.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᛏᛆ
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:

m.: Masculin.

v.: Verbum.

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