Pati

Old Norse Dictionary - pati

Meaning of Old Norse word "pati" in English.

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

pati: a, m. [the word is akin to the Engl. patter]:—a rumour; kvað þat ekki vera nema kvitt ok pata einn, Hom. 13; vér hofum heyrt nokkurn pata af, Fms. ix. 278; þá kom pati nokkurr til Vindlands, at …, 295; sögðu vinir Erlings honum pata þann sem þeir höfðu spurt, vii. 310, viii. 216, 262, 265; sá pati kom fyrir þá at hón mundi vera með barni, Hkr. i. 188; Hákon jarl fær nökkurn pata af því, at …, 246; biskup heyrði pata á þessu, Bs. i. 293.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

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