vitne

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse vitni (noun) and vitna (verb).

Noun

vitne n (definite singular vitnet, indefinite plural vitner, definite plural vitna or vitnene)

1. a witness

Derived terms

• Jehovas vitner
• øyevitne, øyenvitne

Verb

vitne (imperative vitn or vitne, present tense vitner, passive vitnes, simple past and past participle vitna or vitnet, present participle vitnende)

1. to give evidence, testify, bear witness

Derived terms

• bevitne

References

• “vitne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse vitni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʋɪtnə/

Noun

vitne n (definite singular vitnet, indefinite plural vitne, definite plural vitna)

1. a witness

Derived terms

• Jehovas vitne
• augevitne, augnevitne

References

• “vitne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.