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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