Öng-vit

Old Norse Dictionary - öng-vit

Meaning of Old Norse word "öng-vit" (or ǫng-vit) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

öng-vit (ǫng-vit): n. a swoon, fainting-fit, Bs. ii. 230; at hann féll í öngvit, en er hann vitkaðisk, Fms. vi. 230, Fbr. 20 new Ed.; ef maðr er lostinn í öngvit, Grág. ii. 16; ok er af henni hóf öngvit, Bjarn. 68 (óvit, Glúm. 368), freq. in mod. usage.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öng-vit may be more accurately written as ǫng-vit.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚾᚴ-ᚢᛁᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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