Vitand

Old Norse Dictionary - vitand

Meaning of Old Norse word "vitand" in English.

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

vitand Old Norse word can mean:

vitand: vitend (mod. vitund), f. intelligence, consciousness, a being privy to, conscious of; var þat gört með yðvarri vitand ok ráði, Fms. vii. 305; í því ráði ok vitand hafði verit Hákon dúfa, ix. 452; þú Búi hefir hér vel verit í vetr, at várri vitnud, in our opinion, to our knowledge. Ísl. ii. 442; at minni vitund, Orkn. 254; at vér fám hvárki af þeim vitand né sýn, Fb. iii. 156; hin minnsta synd at vitan gör, a willing, conscious sin. Eluc. 675. 26; halda fyrir eins-eiði at sinni vitend (sic), n. G. l. ii. 68, 128; um sum íllvirki eigi tvímælis laust hvárt þér manit þurrt hafa um setið allar vitundir, Sturl. iii. 261; hyggr þú at hann muni at þér bera vitundina þá er hann skal sik undan sökum færa, Orkn. 454; með-vitund.

vitand: II. a whit, bit; ekki vitund, not a whit, freq. in mod. usage, but only with the negative.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Works & Authors cited:

Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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