Vitand
Old Norse Dictionary - vitand
Meaning of Old Norse word "vitand"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vitand can mean:vitand
- 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.
- vitand
- II. a whit, bit; ekki vitund, not a whit, freq. in mod. usage, but only with the negative.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛏᛅᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
Works & Authors cited:
- 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.)