vitni

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse vitni, from Proto-Germanic *witniją (“witness”). === Noun === vitni n (genitive singular vitnis, plural vitni(r)) witness, eye-witness evidence ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== vitnisábyrgd (be on oath) vitnisberi (attestator) vitnisburður (evidence, testimony) vitnisfastur (proved by evidence) == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse vitni, from Proto-Germanic *witniją (“witness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɪhtnɪ/ Rhymes: -ɪhtnɪ === Noun === vitni n (genitive singular vitnis, nominative plural vitni) witness ==== Declension ==== == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *witniją (“witness”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd-, root meaning "to see". Therefore the semantic evolution is "one who has seen" > "witness". Related to vita, vit. === Noun === vitni n (genitive vitnis) witness, testimony evidence ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== vitna (“to witness, testify”) ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: vitni Faroese: vitni Norwegian Nynorsk: vitne Norwegian Bokmål: vitne Old Swedish: vitne Swedish: vittne Danish: vidne === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “vitni”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive