Biti

Old Norse Dictionary - biti

Meaning of Old Norse word "biti" in English.

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

biti Old Norse word can mean:

biti: a, m.

biti: 1. a bit, mouthful (cp. munnbiti); konungr át nökkura bita af hrosslifr, Fms. i. 37, Játv. 26, Rd. 283: in the phrase, biðja bitum, to go begging, Grág. i. 278.

biti: 2. an eye-tooth = jaxl, q. v., [Swed. betar]; eru vér ok svá gamlir, ok svá bitar upp komnir, i. e. we are no longer babies, have got our eye-teeth, Fms. viii. 325.

biti: 3. a crossbeam, girder in a house, Ld. 316, Gþl. 346: in a ship, Lat. transtrum, Fms. ix. 44, Sturl. iii. 61.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

cp.: compare.

v.: vide.

i. e.: id est.

q. v.: quod vide.

Swed.: Swedish.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Játv.: Játvarðar Saga. (E. II.)

Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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