Vits-munir
Old Norse Dictionary - vits-munirMeaning of Old Norse word "vits-munir" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
vits-munir Old Norse word can mean:
- vits-munir
- m. pl. ‘stores of wit,’ sense, sagacity, cleverness; mun nú betra at hafa vitsmuni við, Nj. 76; lærdóm ok vitzmuni, Bs. i. 90; hefir hann komit á vitzmuni við mik, outwitted me, Lv. 48; með vitzmunum mínum ok hvatleika, Nj. 276; ok er hann var nökkurra vetra gamall, óxu þó eigi mjök v. hans, Sd. 176; heill í sínum vitzmunum, in one’s full senses, D. N. (phrase in wills); eigi er jafnkomit um vitzmuni með ykkr, Fb. ii. 43; freq. in mod. usage.
- vits-munir
- 2. = vit, the five senses; allra vitsmuna, augna, heyrnar …, Hom., St. (rare).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛏᛋ-ᛘᚢᚾᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sd.
- Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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