Vit-orð

Old Norse Dictionary - vit-orð

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

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

vit-orð Old Norse word can mean:

vit-orð
n. [cp. Ulf. weit-wods = μάρτυς, weit-wodiþa and weit-wodei = μαρτύριον, weit-wodian = μαρτυρειν; thus Icel. vitorð would be qs. vitoð]:—private counsel, confidence; vera á fleiri manna vitorði, in the confidence of more men, Nj. 231; var þetta fyrst á fárra manna vitorði (viti, v. l.), 229; ekki var margra manna vitorð á hans ætterni, Fms. x. 391; ekki var þat í vitorði alþýðu, vi. 134; af nökkuru vitorði, Róm. 286; þat var á margra manna vitorði með hverjum skildaga …, Ó. H. 95; vera í ráðum ok vitorðum með e-m um verk, Eg. 139; nema hann kalli þik til vitorðs með sér, unless he takes thee into his counsel, Sks. 361 B; fyrir útan vitorð e-s, without one’s knowledge, 745: allit., fyrir útan vitorð eðr vilja þess er átti, Grág. ii. 348; fékk hann ekki skírt sik frá vitorðinu, he could not clear himself from the charge of cognisance,m. 287: in mod. usage, vera í vitorði með e-m, as a law term mostly in a bad sense.
vit-orð
2. a report; tók at vaxa vitorð of hann ok svá metorð ok yfirlæti, Fms. x. 391. vitorðs-maðr, m. a person cognisant (Dan. medvider), D. n. v. 61.

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

Abbreviations used:

allit.
alliteration, alliterative.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
lit.
literally.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
qs.
quasi.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.
Dan.
Danish.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
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