Vitlauss

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vitlauss

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vitlauss" in Norwegian.

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

vitlauss: vitlauss, adj. 1) afsindig; hann hleyprþegar sem hann sé vitlauss Laxd. 84(2353); Heilag. I, 9517. 51626; = lat. in-sanus Stj. 62533 (2 Kong. 9 , 11); = lat.amens Heilag. II, 3602. 2) bevidstløs;Ölvir lá þar vitlauss, en Bárðr veginnEg. 44 (8623); Bp. I, 37121; Leif. 822;Heilag. I, 67211; skurðgoð andlaus okvitlaus Heilag. I, 176. 3) uforstandig;þar stóð hjá mikill fjöldi meistara okvísdómsmanna, þeirra er vitrir hugðustvera ok vóro þó vitlausir, þvíat þeirskiptu trú sínni ok guðs dýrð í villuskynlausra skurðguða - Barl. 12710;Fm. IX, 3356; Bp. I, 12710.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᛏᛚᛆᚢᛋᛋ
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.

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

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