Vitkask

Old Norse Dictionary - vitkask

Meaning of Old Norse word "vitkask" in English.

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

vitkask Old Norse word can mean:

vitkask: að, to recover one’s senses, Ver. 31, MS. 625. 72; œrir vitkask, Hom. (St.)

vitkask: 2. to recover from a swoon, Orkn. 212; hann féll í öngvit, en er hann vitkaðisk, FmS. vi. 230; ljósta hann í svíma … Ögmundr vitkaðisk, ii. 69; endr-v.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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

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