Jarteina

Old Norse Dictionary - jarteina

Meaning of Old Norse word "jarteina" in English.

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

jarteina
d, earteina, Skálda 166; jartegna, jargtengna, Bret. 59, Cod. B. (badly); mod. jarteikna:—to betoken; mun sá siðr j. þau en fögru epli, Fms. xi. 12; jarteindu þat þau in miklu slátrin, er Barði lét þangat færa, Ísl. ii. 342; þat jartegndi blóma ríkis hans, Hkr. i. 123; Davíð konungr jartegnir Krist, Rb. 390: gramm. to represent, of a letter, hann (the character) læt ek jarteina jafnt sem hina tvá, Skálda 166; sá stafr jarteinir tuttugu, id.; ok skolu tvá stafi earteina, id.

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

Abbreviations used:

Cod.
Codex.
gramm.
grammar.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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