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viti.

lighthouse

4 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈvɪːtɪ]

  1. lighthouse

    masculine

  2. sign, omen

    masculine
    góðs/ills viti
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse viti (“sign, mark, beacon”, “one who shows”); nomen agentis to Old Norse veita (“to grant, give”). Cognate to Danish vede, vedde (“seamark”), Norwegian vete (“beacon”), Swedish vette, vätte (“beacon; buoy; duck decoy”).

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