Víti

Old Norwegian Dictionary - víti

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "víti" in Norwegian.

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

víti
víti, n. 1) Straf; skapa e-m víti fyrir e-tdvs. paaføre en Straf, straffe en for noget,Laxd. 35 (8912 jvf 9128); Fm. VII, 153;fa, taka víti dvs. faa Straf, Fm. VI, 27713.VII, 219; tók ek þegar víti á mér, þá erek - dvs. fik jeg strax undgjælde derfor,da jeg - Post. 14523; láta sér annarsvíti at varnaði Nj. 13 (23); Barl. 5121;Heilag. I, 5714. 2) Bøde, Mulkt, Penge-straf, = févíti. Grág. 1644. 12; ef eiðrinnfellr þeim, þá fellr til 15 marka vítishverjum Grág. 18711; gjalda víti Grág.2556 fg. 3) Straf som man paadragersig i Hirden ved Tilsidesættelse af de dergjældende Love eller gjængse Skikke, f. Ex. borðvíti; þó at þik hendi víti, at þúkomir eigi til borða eðr kirkju semaðrir menn Fm. II, 576 (Frs. 97); geramönnum víti (dvs. paadrage, paaføre Folksaadant víti) Fm. VI, 24223; segja uppvíti Fm. VI, 2428; drekka víti dvs. drikkeaf vítishorn, Fm. 24213. 21. 24; fœra e-mvíti dvs. bringe en det vítishorn, hvorafhan skulde drikke, Fm. VI, 24215.

Part of speech: n

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.
fg.
følgende.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.

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