vitki
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old Norse vitki.
Noun
[edit]vitki (plural vitkis or vitkar)
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse vitki (“only used of a sorcerer; a wise man”). Derived from the definite form of Old Norse vitugr (“clever, having wit”), from Old Norse vitr (“wise”); or derived from Old Norse vittugr (“having magical powers”).
Noun
[edit]vitki m (genitive singular vitka, nominative plural vitkar)
- (poetic) sorcerer
- Synonyms: galdramaður, töframaður
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vitki | vitkinn | vitkar | vitkarnir |
| accusative | vitka | vitkann | vitka | vitkana |
| dative | vitka | vitkanum | vitkum | vitkunum |
| genitive | vitka | vitkans | vitka | vitkanna |
Related terms
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- English terms borrowed from Old Norse
- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- en:Germanic paganism
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic poetic terms