Stórvitr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - stórvitr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "stórvitr" in Norwegian.

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

stórvitr: stórvitr, adj. meget forstandig; sá maðrskyldi vera mikilsháttar ok stórvitr, erslíkra erinda fœri ok slík stórræði (á)með höndum at hafa Fm. VI, 1021;ekki var hann stórvitr maðr, ok sváSveinn konungr með sama hætti, okenn áðr Haraldr ok Gormr, at þeirvóru öngir spekingar at viti Fm. XI,20521; Þórarinn átti þat kenningarnafn,at hann var kallaðr Ragabróðir; hannhafði lögsögu eptir Rafn Heingsson,hann var stórvitr maðr Nj. 13 (2217).

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᚮᚱᚠᛁᛏᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

m.: Masculin.

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