Hepti

Old Norse Dictionary - hepti

Meaning of Old Norse word "hepti" in English.

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

hepti Old Norse word can mean:

hepti: n. [Germ. heft], the haft or hilt of a dirk, Gísl. 18, Fas. i. 56, ii. 358, Eb. 250, cp. Grett. 153 new Ed., Landn. 248. hepti-sax, n. a kind of dagger, Grett. 141; knífa-h., Sks. 127.

hepti: II. [Germ. heft; Dan. hefte], a part, fasciculus of a book, (mod.)

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Dan.: Danish.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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