Ey-vit

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Ey-vit

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ey-vit

or ey-fit, ey-fvit, ey-vitar, adv. [ey = not, and vit = wight], naught; used as subst. eyvitar, gen., Hm. 93; eyvitu, dat., 27; but else used as adv., blandask eyvitar (blend not) við aðra ísa, Sks. 40 new Ed.: the proverb, eyfit týr (it boots not) þótt skyndi seinn, Mkv.; eyfit hef ek fé, I have no money, Fbr. 49 new Ed.; en biskup hafði þó eyfvit at sök við þenna mann, the bishop could do nothing with this man, Bs. i. 170; hón matti eyfit mæla eðr sofa, she could neither speak nor sleep, 180; hón mátti ok eyfit sofa, 195.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᚢ-ᚢᛁᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adv
adverb.
adv.
adverb.
bisk
bishop.
dat.
dative.
gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
subst
substantive, substantival, substantivally.
subst.
substantive, substantival, substantivally.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Mkv.
Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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