vitnir

== Old Norse == === Etymology === Unclear; no Germanic cognates are known. However, possibly connected to Hittite 𒄷𒄿𒋫𒅈 (ḫu-i-ta-ar /⁠ḫwitar⁠/, “wild animal, game”) (gen.sg. 𒄷𒀉𒈾𒀸 (ḫu-it-na-aš /⁠ḫwitnas⁠/)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weyd- (“to be alive”), as found also in Luwian, e.g. 𒄷𒄿𒁺𒉿𒇷𒅖 (ḫu-i-du-wa-li-iš /⁠ḫwitwalis⁠/, “alive”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Noun === vitnir m (genitive vitnis, plural vitnar) (poetic, heiti) wolf Synonym: ulfr (poetic, heiti) sword Synonyms: see Thesaurus:non:sverð ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Hróðvitnir Grafvitnir Miðvitnir Mjǫðvitnir Þjóðvitnir === References ===