Hepta

Old Norse Dictionary - hepta

Meaning of Old Norse word "hepta" in English.

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

hepta
better hefta, t, [hapt or haft], to bind, fetter, Grág. ii. 131; h. hross (hesta), to tether a horse, i. 383, Glúm. 368, Fs. 5, Vápn. (Ný Fél. xxi. 123): metaph. to hinder, impede, h. ferð (för) e-s, Lv. 76, Grág. ii. 110: to hold back, restrain, Fær. 229, Nj. 141; h. fyrir e-m, id., Grett. 134 A: in the saying, íllt er flýjanda at hepta, Fms. ix. 370, cp. Sturl. iii. 23; en lendir menn heptu þá, Fms. ix. 389; vera heptr, to be hindered, iv. 132: h. sik, to restrain oneself, forbear; at þú hept þik at (forbear) héðan af at glepja Þuríði, Eb. 252; hann bað Jökul h. sik (be quiet), Fs. 37, Karl. 54: reflex. to be thwarted, heptisk ferð þeirra, Fms. x. 291, Fs. 4; ok heptusk Skotar við þat, 120.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.
reflex.
retlexive.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fél.
Félags-rit.
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ný Fél.
Ný Félags-rit.
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vápn.
Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)
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