Vist

Old Icelandic Dictionary - vist

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "vist" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

vist Old Icelandic word can mean:

vist
(pl. -ir), f.
vist
1) stay; hann fór til vistar til Hliðarenda, he went to stay at H.; hann var vistum með föður sínum, he stayed with his father;
vist
2) abode (margar eru þá vistir góðar ok margar illar); veita e-m v., to lodge one;
vist
3) food, provisions, often in pl.; ønga v. þarf hann, he requires no food; v. ok drykkr, meat and drink; Hrapp þraut vistir í hafi, H. ran short off provisions at sea.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛋᛏ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.
e-m
einhverjum.

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