Teita

Old Norse Dictionary - teita

Meaning of Old Norse word "teita" in English.

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

teita
t, to gladden, cheer; hvat er mik teitir, Gísl. (in a verse); gamm-teitandi, ‘vulture-cheerer,’ i. e. a warrior. Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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