Vit

Old Icelandic Dictionary - vit

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "vit" in English.

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

vit Old Icelandic word can mean:

vit: I)

vit: n.

vit: 1) consciousness; hafa v. sitt, vita vits síns, to be in one’s senses, be conscious;

vit: 2) intelligence, cognizance; á. fárra (allra) manna viti, within few (all) men’s knowledge;

vit: 3) wit, understanding, reason; vel viti borinn, with a good understanding; ganga af vitinu, to go out of one’s wits, go mad (hann varð svá hræddr, at hann gekk náliga af vitinu); þat er mitt v., at, it is my opinion that;

vit: 4) sense, organ of sense (ekki v. manns heyrirnema eyru);

vit: 5) pl., a place where a thing is kept, receptacle (varðveita e-t í vitum sínum);

vit: 6) visiting, searching; fór M. jarl vestr um haf á v. ríkis sins, M. returned to his kingdom; ríða á v. sín, to look after one’s own affairs.

vit: II)

vit: pers. pron. dual, we two.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛏ

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

e-t: eitthvat.

pl.: plural.

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