Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vitand

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 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.

2 vitand

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

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

vitand

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "vitand" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
neg: negative, negatively.

Works & Authors

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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