Tæta

Old Norse Dictionary - tæta

Meaning of Old Norse word "tæta" in English.

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

tæta Old Norse word can mean:

tæta: 1. (i. e. tœta), t, [akin to tó and tæja, or is it to be written tæta, from táta?]:—to tear, of wool, to teaze or pick the wool; t. sundr, to tear to shreds, the word occurs in Edda (in a verse), and is freq. in mod. usage.

tæta: 2. u, f. and tætingr, m. shreds.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

i. e.: id est.

mod.: modern.

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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