Skilningar-vit

Old Norse Dictionary - skilningar-vit

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

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

skilningar-vit
n. pl. mother-wit, sense, instinct, Stj. 98, 101: the (five) senses, 20, freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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