Há-tíð

Old Norse Dictionary - há-tíð

Meaning of Old Norse word "há-tíð" in English.

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

há-tíð: f. [Germ. hochzeit; Dan. höjtid], a ‘high-tide,’ a high day, festival, Bs. i. 38, passim, Nj. 157, Fms. xi. 425, K. Á. 164: proverb., hátíð er til heilla bezt, Ld. 176 (Fms. ii. 39): very freq. esp. in eccl. sense, Jóla-h., Páska-h., Hvítasunnu-h., fæðingar-h.; Í dag þá hátíð höldum vér, Hólabók.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

proverb.: proverbially.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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