"vitni" meaning in Old Norse

See vitni in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *witniją (“witness”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd-, root meaning "to see". Therefore the semantic evolution is "one who has seen" > "witness". Related to vita, vit. Etymology templates: {{root|non|ine-pro|*weyd-}}, {{inh|non|gem-pro|*witniją||witness}} Proto-Germanic *witniją (“witness”), {{der|non|ine-pro|*weyd-}} Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=n|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} vitni n, {{non-noun|n|vitnis}} vitni n (genitive vitnis) Inflection templates: {{non-decl-n-ja|vitn|vitn}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=vitnin|api=vitni|asd=vitnit|asi=vitni|dpd=vitnunum|dpi=vitnum|dsd=vitninu|dsi=vitni|g=neuter|gpd=vitnanna|gpi=vitna|gsd=vitnisins|gsi=vitnis|notes=|npd=vitnin|npi=vitni|nsd=vitnit|nsi=vitni|stem=strong ija-stem|title=vitni}}, {{non-decl-cell|vitni|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|vitnit|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|vitni|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|vitnin|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|vitni|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|vitnit|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|vitni|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|vitnin|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|vitni|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|vitninu|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|vitnum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|vitnunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|vitnis|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|vitnisins|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|vitna|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|vitnanna|gpd}} Forms: vitnis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], vitni [indefinite, nominative, singular], vitnit [definite, nominative, singular], vitni [indefinite, nominative, plural], vitnin [definite, nominative, plural], vitni [accusative, indefinite, singular], vitnit [accusative, definite, singular], vitni [accusative, indefinite, plural], vitnin [accusative, definite, plural], vitni [dative, indefinite, singular], vitninu [dative, definite, singular], vitnum [dative, indefinite, plural], vitnunum [dative, definite, plural], vitnis [genitive, indefinite, singular], vitnisins [definite, genitive, singular], vitna [genitive, indefinite, plural], vitnanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. witness, testimony Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-vitni-non-noun-pdDFHm3o
  2. evidence Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-vitni-non-noun-7oJQ-3bg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: vitna (english: to witness, testify) 
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        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vitnunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vitnis",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vitnisins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vitna",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vitnanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "to witness, testify",
      "word": "vitna"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "witness, testimony"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "witness",
          "witness"
        ],
        [
          "testimony",
          "testimony"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "evidence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "evidence",
          "evidence"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vitni"
}

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