vit n
1.
consciousness; hafa v sitt, vita vits síns, to be in one's senses, be conscious;
2.
intelligence, cognizance; á fárra (allra) manna viti, within few (all) men's knowledge;
3.
wit, understanding, reason; vel viti borinn, with a good understanding; ganga af vitinu, to go out of one's wits, go mad (hann varð svá hræddr, at hann gekk náliga af vitinu) ; þat er mitt v, at, it is my opinion that ;
4.
sense, organ of sense (ekki v manns heyrirnema eyru);
5.
pl, a place where a thing is kept, receptacle (varðveita et í vitum sínum) ;
6.
visiting, searching; fór M jarl vestr um haf á v ríkis sins, M returned to his kingdom ; ríða á v sín, to look after one's own affairs
