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