Heit

Old Norse Dictionary - heit

Meaning of Old Norse word "heit" in English.

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

heit: n. pl. [cp. Ulf. wota = ἀπειλή], threatening words or gestures, threats, Lat. minae; standa undir heitum ok íllyrðum, Bs. i. 728; heit ok harðyrði, Barl. 194; köld heit, Edda (Ht.); þeirra heit dvínuðu, Edda (in a verse); af heitum, from his threatening gestures, Am. 19.

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

Similar entries:

Heit (I)

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

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