Mannvit

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mannvit

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mannvit" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

mannvit: mannvit, n. Forstand. Hyndl. 3; Sigrdrif. 4;Stj. 55111; Kgs. 6232. 9237. 931. 100 fg;mannvit mikit Hm. 6. 10; honum (dvs.Mennesket) er gefin önd skynsamligok mannvit meira en hverju kykvendiannarra Pr. 6513; hann (nl. Hunden)hefir manns mannvit Fm. X, 254 (jvfmannsvit); af atkvæði guðanna urðuþeir (nl. Dvergene) vitandi mannvitsSE. I, 642; vér segjum þrideilda spekií einum manni, þat er mannvit, minniok skilning: því at af mannviti finnumvér þat, er vér höfum eigi numit (&vloss er eigi kennt) o. s. v. Heilag. I,2828; þat er ok mikit mánnvit Kgs.938. 24. 26.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛆᚿᚿᚠᛁᛏ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

ndl.: nydøidsk.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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