Ovit

Old Swedish Dictionary - ovit

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ovit" in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

ovit Old Swedish word can mean:

ovit: 1) medvetslöshet, svimning, vanmakt. " fioll. .. ij ofuit" KLemming. 1844.">Fl 372. Iv 907, 985, 2592.

ovit: 2) ursinne, galenskap. " danzar ii oviti" Bu 57. " thu talr i owite (insanis)" KL 173. " owit swa hans hiärna fordreff" Iv 2067. ib 2183.

ovit: 3) fåvitskhet, dårskap. " jak talar swa som i owithi (inspiens factus Sum)" Su 86.

ovit: 4) ovetenhet, okunnighet. " owethet orsakar enghen för syndenar" LfK 163.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

oweth )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚠᛁᛏ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Works and authors cited:

Fl: Flores och Blanzeflor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1844.

Iv: Herr Ivan Lejonriddaren. Utg. af J. W. Liffman och G. Stephens. 1849.

Bu: Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.

KL: Klosterläsning. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1877--78.

Su: H. Susos Gudeliga Snilles Väckare. Utg. af R. Bergström. 1868--70.

LfK: Skrifter till Läsning för Klosterfolk. Utg. af F. A. Dahlgren. 1875.

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