Vits-munir

Old Norse Dictionary - vits-munir

Meaning 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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