vitlaus

Icelandic

/ˈvɪht.løyːs/

adj

Definitions

stupid, foolish
(informal) insane, crazy
(colloquial) wrong, incorrect

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse vitlauss inherited from Proto-Germanic *witjalausaz (witless) suffix from Icelandic vit (reason, wits, knowledge, intelligence, wit, sense, intellect).

Origin

Icelandic

vit

Gloss

reason, wits, knowledge, intelligence, wit, sense, intellect

Concept

Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

理

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

wit English
witless English
witlessly English
witlessness English
*witjalausaz Proto-Germanic
witleas Old English
witlēas Old English
witles Middle English
vit Old Norse
vitlauss Old Norse
hyggjuvit Icelandic
mannvit Icelandic
vit Icelandic

vit
mannvit
hyggjuvit