Bita

Old Norse Dictionary - bita

Meaning of Old Norse word "bita" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

bita Old Norse word can mean:

bita
að, to divide (a ship) with cross-beams (biti); skip þrennum bitum út bitað, Sturl. iii. 61.
bita
β. to cut food, meat into bits.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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