vitr

See also: vítr and Vitr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *witraz. Related to vita.

Adjective

vitr

  1. wise
    Synonym: spakr

Declension

Strong declension of vitr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vitr vitr vitrt
accusative vitran vitra vitrt
dative vitrum vitri vitru
genitive vitrs vitrar vitrs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vitrir vitrar vitr
accusative vitra vitrar vitr
dative vitrum vitrum vitrum
genitive vitra vitra vitra
Weak declension of vitr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vitri vitra vitra
accusative vitra vitru vitra
dative vitra vitru vitra
genitive vitra vitru vitra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vitru vitru vitru
accusative vitru vitru vitru
dative vitrum vitrum vitrum
genitive vitru vitru vitru
Declension of comparative of vitr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vitrari vitrari vitrara
accusative vitrara vitrari vitrara
dative vitrara vitrari vitrara
genitive vitrara vitrari vitrara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vitrari vitrari vitrari
accusative vitrari vitrari vitrari
dative vitrurum vitrurum vitrurum
genitive vitrari vitrari vitrari
Strong declension of superlative of vitr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vitrastr vitrust vitrast
accusative vitrastan vitrasta vitrast
dative vitrustum vitrastri vitrustu
genitive vitrasts vitrastrar vitrasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vitrastir vitrastar vitrust
accusative vitrasta vitrastar vitrust
dative vitrustum vitrustum vitrustum
genitive vitrastra vitrastra vitrastra
Weak declension of superlative of vitr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative vitrasti vitrasta vitrasta
accusative vitrasta vitrustu vitrasta
dative vitrasta vitrustu vitrasta
genitive vitrasta vitrustu vitrasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative vitrustu vitrustu vitrustu
accusative vitrustu vitrustu vitrustu
dative vitrustum vitrustum vitrustum
genitive vitrustu vitrustu vitrustu

Derived terms

  • armvitugr (caring for the armr, the poor; compassionate)
  • vitkask (to recover one's senses)
  • vitki (a wise man; sorcerer)
  • vitra
  • vitugr (having wisdom; smart)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: vitur
  • Faroese: vitur

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “vitr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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