váttr
nafnorðkarlkyn
, vottr, vættir, i. 7; [ vitni; the etymology of this word is not altogether established, but it is highly probable that it, like vitni (). is derived from vita and is related to weit-wodei = μαρτύριον; if so, á would stand for ei, and the ‘-orð’ in váttorð would not be ‘word,’ but would answer to the ‘wodei,’ with an inserted r]:—a witness; hafa vátta við, 3; lét hann ganga fram vitni sín ok vátta, vii. 141; njóta vátta sinna, i. 55, passim: , Guðs-váttr, God’s witness, a martyr, saint, 43; Krists váttr, 49; píslar-váttr (), id.
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Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
- mod.modern.
- pl.fleirtala (e. plural)
- cp.compare.
- q. v.quod vide.
- Goth.Gothic.
- qs.quasi.
- eccl.ecclesiastical.
- COMPDSsamsett orð (e. compounds)
- D. N.Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Nj.Njála. (D. II.)
- Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Blas.Blasius saga. (F. III.)