vit

I)

n.

1) consciousness; hafa v. sitt, vita vits síns, to be in one’s senses, be conscious;

2) intelligence, cognizance; á. fárra (allra) manna viti, within few (all) men’s knowledge;

3) wit, understanding, reason; vel viti borinn, with a good understanding; ganga af vitinu, to go out of one’s wits, go mad (hann varð svá hræddr, at hann gekk náliga af vitinu); þat er mitt v., at, it is my opinion that;

4) sense, organ of sense (ekki v. manns heyrirnema eyru);

5) pl., a place where a thing is kept, receptacle (varðveita e-t í vitum sínum);

6) visiting, searching; fór M. jarl vestr um haf á v. ríkis sins, M. returned to his kingdom; ríða á v. sín, to look after one’s own affairs.

II)

pers. pron. dual, we two.

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pers. pron. dual, we two; in mod. usage við, and so in old vellums, but mostly abbreviated v̾, passim; see ek C and Gramm. p. xxi.