Tauta

Old Norse Dictionary - tauta

Meaning of Old Norse word "tauta" in English.

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

tauta
að, [Engl. toot; Dutch tuyten], to mutter, murmur in a low voice; ekki týr yðr nú at tauta eðr tutla hann Sverri af konungdóminum, Fms. viii. 234; hvað ertú að tauta? tauta e-ð fyrir munni sér; tauta í hljóði: poët. of a stream, vatnið af heiðum veltist niðr, var það að tauta giljum í, Bb.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bb.
Búnaðar-bálkr.
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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