Kjöt-áta

Old Norse Dictionary - kjöt-áta

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

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

kjöt-áta (kjǫt-áta)
u, f. = kjötát, Fms. x. 417.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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