Fit

Old Norse Dictionary - fit

Meaning of Old Norse word "fit" in English.

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

fit Old Norse word can mean:

fit
f., pl. fitjar, gen. fitja, dat. fitjum, the webbed foot of water-birds, (hence fit-fuglar opposed to kló-fuglar), Grág. i. 416, Sks. 169: also of a seal, 179. fitja-skamr, adj. havinga short f. (of a seal), Ld. 56.
fit
2. the web or skin of the feet of animals, flá fit af fremra fæti, ok göra af skó, n. G. l. i. 31, Fas. iii. 386, Fms. iv. 336.
fit
II. metaph. meadow land on the banks of a firth, lake, or river, Fms. iv. 41, Vm. 168; á fitjum ár þeirrar er fellr millum húsa, Krók. 38, Eg. 132; Agnafit (in Sweden), very freq. in Icel. names of places, vide Landn.
fit
2. the edge or hem of a sock, knitted things, etc., hence fitja upp, to begin knitting a piece; dúkr fitja-lagðr, a hemmed kerchief, Pm. 99.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
dat.
dative.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
L.
Linnæus.
v.
vide.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
etc.
et cetera.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Krók.
Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
Pm.
Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
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