Sam-vit

Old Norse Dictionary - sam-vit

Meaning of Old Norse word "sam-vit" in English.

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

sam-vit Old Norse word can mean:

sam-vit
n. [Swed. sam-veta], the conscience, H. E. i. 561.
sam-vit
2. consciousness; heill at samviti, Munk. 39.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
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