Peita

Old Norse Dictionary - peita

Meaning of Old Norse word "peita" in English.

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

peita
u, f. Poictiers in France, Fms.: a Poictier’s shaft or missile, Lex. Poët.: Peitneskr, adj. from P., id.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
f.
feminine.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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