Hóta

Old Norse Dictionary - hóta

Meaning of Old Norse word "hóta" in English.

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

hóta Old Norse word can mean:

hóta
að, older form hœta (q. v.), to hoot, threaten, with dat., Hkr. ii. 260, Fms. viii. 359, passim.
hóta
II. hóta e-u fram, to hold forth (a weapon or the like) with threatening gestures, Rétt. 71; cp. ota and hvata.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
cp.
compare.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Rétt.
Réttarbætr. (B. II.)
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