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.)
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

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