Kjöt-át

Old Norse Dictionary - kjöt-át

Meaning of Old Norse word "kjöt-át" (or kjǫt-át) in English.

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

kjöt-át (kjǫt-át)
n. a meat-eating, 656 A. ii 16, n. G. L. i. 343.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kjöt-át may be more accurately written as kjǫt-át.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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