Geit

Old Norse Dictionary - geit

Meaning of Old Norse word "geit" in English.

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

geit Old Norse word can mean:

geit: f., gen. geitar, pl. geitr, [Goth. gaitei; A. S. gât; Engl. goat; Germ. geiz; Swed. get; Dan. geed; Lat. hoedus]:—a she-goat (the he-goat is hafr), Grág. i. 418, 503, Hkv. 1. 42, 2. 35, Skm. 35, Rm. 12, Gm. 25, Edda 24, 46, passim; stein-geit, the steinbock or wild goat.

geit: 2. metaph. a coward (cp. Engl. hare); hann er mesta geit, he is a ‘frightened hare,’ cp. Grett. ch. 8, Valla l. 212:—this metaphor is taken from the skógar-geit or roebuck, FmS. ii. 309, Hkv. 2. 35.

geit: COMPDS: geitarhár, geitarhorn, geitarhugr, geitahús, geitakúgildi, geitarskegg, geitasveinn, geitbelgr, geitbjálfi, geitfé, geithéðinn, geitsauðr, geitskinn, geitstaka.

geit: II. botan., geitna-njóli, a, m. aegopodium. geitna-skóf, n. lichen proboscideus, Hjalt. geit-skór, m. ‘goat-shoe,’ the willow-weed, epilobium, Ivar Aasen: a nickname, Íb. ch. 2.

geit: III. medic. geitr, only in pl., scurvy in the head from vermin, FaS. i. 9.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

ch.: chapter.

cp.: compare.

L.: Linnæus.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

botan.: botanically.

medic.: medicine, medically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Valla L.: Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)

Hjalt.: Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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