Vís-dómr

Old Norse Dictionary - vís-dómr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vís-dómr"

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

Old Norse word vís-dómr can mean:vís-dómr

vís-dómr
m. [Engl. wisdom], knowledge, intelligence; vitran ok v., foreboding, Stj. 30; þeir sögðu allir eitt af sínum vísdómi, Fms. i. 96; bera fullan vísdóm á e-t, to know for certain, iii. 6; bera sannan vísdóm á e-t, id., Fb. ii. 126; sögðu allir af sínum vísdómi, at …, of a prophecy, i. 88, Stj. 491.
vís-dómr
2. wisdom; vizka ok vísdómr, Stj. 35; bæði vísdóm ok heimsku, Karl. 477; vísdóms brunnr, Hom. 155.
vís-dómr
COMPDS: vísdómsfullr, vísdómskona, vísdómsmaðr, vísdómsmeistari.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
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