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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