Hata

Old Norse Dictionary - hata

Meaning of Old Norse word "hata" in English.

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

hata Old Norse word can mean:

hata: að, [Ulf. hatan = μισειν; A. S. hatjan; Engl. hate; O. H. G. hazen; Germ. hassen; Dan. hade; Swed. hata]:—to hate, with acc., Stj. 168, Post. 656 C. 27, Hom. 159, FmS. vi. 5, passim.

hata: 2. reflex., hatask við e-n, or móti e-m, to breathe hatred against one, Fb. ii. 339, FmS. i. 37, vi. 9, 186, viii. 238, xi. 259, FS. 31, Eg. 139: recipr. to hate one another:—part. hatendr, pl. haters.

hata: II. the poets use hata with dat. in the sense to shun; eldr ok vatn hatar hvárt öðru, fire and water shun one another, Edda 126 (Ht. 17); hata gulli, to spend gold, FaS. i. 258; hata baugi, id., FaS. i. 259 (in a verse); sá er brott verðr hataðr, forsaken or driven away, Anecd. 26; this is prob. the original sense of the word, vide hati below. ☞ But hatta (double t, qS. hvata) seems a better reading; at least, Sturl. in a verse of A. D. 1207 makes trautt and hattar rhyme.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

part.: participle.

pl.: plural.

pr.: proper, properly.

recipr.: reciprocally.

reflex.: retlexive.

A. D.: Anno Domini.

dat.: dative.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

prob.: probably.

qs.: quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Anecd.: Anecdoton. (H. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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