Viti

Old Icelandic Dictionary - viti

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "viti" in English.

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

viti Old Icelandic word can mean:

viti
m.
viti
1) token, mark, signal; þat þótti eigi góðs v., it boded nothing good;
viti
2) as a naut. term; hafa vita af landi, to stand so near land as to be aware of it;
viti
3) a beacon, kindled as a warning signal (brenna, kveikja, kynda vita).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛏᛁ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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