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