Hætta

Old Norse Dictionary - hætta

Meaning of Old Norse word "hætta" in English.

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

hætta Old Norse word can mean:

hætta: u. f. danger, peril, Fms. iv. 122, 132; leggja á hættu, to run a risk, Eg. 86, 719; leggja sik, líf sitt í hættu, Fs. 4, 21, 41, Fms. iv. 86; eiga mikit í hættu, to run a great risk, Nj. 16, Fms. x. 232.

hætta: COMPDS: hættuefni, hættuferð, hættulauss, hættuligr, hættulítill, hættumikill, hætturáð.

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

Similar entries:

Hætta (II)

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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