Vitsmunir

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vitsmunir

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vitsmunir" in Norwegian.

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

vitsmunir: vitsmunir, m. pl. 1) Sands, = vit 5; allravitsmuna várra skulum vér skírn takabæði augna, heyrnar o. s. v. Homil. 565. 2) Forstand, = vit 4; ek skal út gangameð þér, ok mun nú betra at hafa vits-muni við Nj. 49 (7625); Eyjolfr prestr,er bæði hafði höfðingskap mikinn oklærdóm góðan, gœzku ok vitsmunignœgri en flestir menn Bp. I, 9026; heillí sínum vitsmunum dvs. ved fuld Sandsog Samling, DN. VII, 783. V, 758;koma á vitsmuni við e-n dvs. overlisteen, Ljósv. 154.

Part of speech: m pl

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᛏᛋᛘᚢᚿᛁᚱ
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.

p.: Pagina, side.

pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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