Víti

Old Icelandic Dictionary - víti

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "víti" in English.

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

víti Old Icelandic word can mean:

víti
n.
víti
1) punishment; skapa e-m v. fyrir e-t, to punish one for a thing; fá, taka v., to suffer punishment (Þorgils segir, at hún skal v. fyrir taka); láta sér annars v. at varnaði, to be warned by another’s woe;
víti
2) fine, mulct, = févíti (gjalda ~);
víti
3) sconce, = borðvíti; en er kom at jólum, vóru v. upp sögð, but when Yule came the sconces were declared.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛏᛁ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
e-t
eitthvat.
e-m
einhverjum.
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