Hveiti

Old Norse Dictionary - hveiti

Meaning of Old Norse word "hveiti" in English.

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

hveiti Old Norse word can mean:

hveiti: n. [Ulf. hwaiteis = σιτος, John xii. 24; A. S. hwæte; Engl. wheat; Hel. hueti; O. H. G. hwaizi; Germ. waizen; Swed. hvete; Dan. hvede]:—wheat, Eg. 69, 79, 460, Stj. 255, 413.

hveiti: COMPDS: hveitiakr, hveitiax, hveitibrauð, hveitihleifr, hveitikorn, hveitimjöl, hveitisalli, hveitisekkr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Hel.: Heliand.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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