Ketta

Old Norse Dictionary - ketta

Meaning of Old Norse word "ketta" in English.

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

ketta
u, f. a she-cat: of a giantess, Fb. i. 526, Grett. 151 new Ed.: kettu-hryggr, m. a nickname, Bs. i.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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