Skilningarvit

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skilningarvit

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skilningarvit" in Norwegian.

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

skilningarvit
skilningarvit, n. Forstand, Forstandsevne; hann hafi á þann hátt sín hugskotsauguok skilningarvit til himneskra hluta,sem hans líkamlig augu, skilningarvitok ásjóna veit upp til himinsins Stj.2033; meðr öngu móti man ek upp fráþessum tíma jörðunni bölva né bannafyrir mannanna skyld, þvíat manns-kynsins skilningarvit ok þess hjartalighugrenning hneigja sik ok sveigja tilíllra hluta allt frá sínum barndómi Stj.611; hvessa ok skýra sín skilningarvitThom. 3011.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛁᛚᚿᛁᚿᚵᛆᚱᚠᛁᛏ
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:

m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.

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