vanvid

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse vanvit, from van- (“mal-, mis-”) + vit (“sanity, wit”), cognate with Swedish vanvett. By surface analysis, van- +‎ vid. In the modern meaning influenced by (older) German Wahnwitz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋanˌʋiðˀ]

Noun

vanvid n (singular definite vanviddet, not used in plural form)

1. insanity, madness

Synonyms

• sindssyge, galskab, afsind

Derived terms

• vanvittig

References

• “vanvid” in Den Danske Ordbog