Hneita

Old Norse Dictionary - hneita

Meaning of Old Norse word "hneita" in English.

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

hneita: t, causal from hníta, q. v., to cut or wound (?); síðan kallaði Ólafr sverðit Hneiti, þvíat honum þótti þat hneita önnur sverð fyrir hvassleika sakir, i. e. it was keener than other swords, Fms. iv. 58: the same word is prob. the true reading in Fas. ii. 131 (viz. hneittir for kveittir).

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

Similar entries:

Hneita (I)

Abbreviations used:

i. e.: id est.

prob.: probably.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

viz.: namely.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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