Viti

Old Norwegian Dictionary - viti

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "viti" in Norwegian.

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

viti: viti, m. 1) Tegn, Mærke; meðan þeirmáttu nökkurn vita sjá til fóstrjarðarsínnar Alex. 12; þat sýndist honumeigi góðs viti Vatsd. 10 (207); hannsigldi fyrir sunnan Ísland ok hafðivita af OH. 7538; jvf veðrviti. 2) Signal, navnlig om Brændestabel, derantændtes for saaledes at give Varselom fiendtligt Indfald i Landet (jvf Z.f. d. Kulturgeschichte III (1858), S.621); brenna, elda, kveikja, kynda vitaLandsl. 3, 4; Flat. I, 55127. II, 4584 fg;skjóta upp vita Flat. II, 4582 = skjótaeldi í vita Fm. VIII, 188; tóku eld okgörðu seyði ok bál mikit þar á eynni,er vissi til Atleyjar, lögðu þar í eldok görðu þar vita Eg. 45 (8814). Deraf vitafjöll og det endnu brugelige NavnVitakollen paa Fjelde i Akers og LardalsPrestegjelde.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᛏᛁ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

S.: Side.

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