Hvata

Old Norse Dictionary - hvata

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvata" in English.

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

hvata Old Norse word can mean:

hvata
að, to make speed, hasten with a thing, with dat.; hvata för sinni, h. ferðinni, to hasten one’s journey, 655 iii. 3, Fms. iv. 144; hvata göngunni, to quicken one’s pace, Edda 7; h. þessu, Lv. 20; h. báli, make speed with the bale-fire, Fms. x. 379: absol. to hasten, speed, hann eggjar at menn skulu hvata, Fær. 262; hvata til skipa, Eg. 357; hvata heim, Ísl. ii. 387; h. í brott, Rd. 16: with prep., hvata at e-u, to make haste with a thing, Hkr. i. 103.
hvata
II. also spelt hvota, Band, and Thom. 1. c., cp. hóta (II): to stretch forth with, with dat.; hvata hnefa at e-m, to threaten a person with the fist, but without striking, Grág. ii. 14; hvota skálm at e-m, Band, (in a verse); hvotandi sverðinu ofan í toman hausinn, Thom. 442: in mod. usage ota.

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

Abbreviations used:

absol.
absolute, absolutely.
dat.
dative.
l.
line.
v.
vide.
cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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