Teiti

Old Norse Dictionary - teiti

Meaning of Old Norse word "teiti" in English.

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

teiti: f. gladsomeness, joy, cheerfulness; mæla teiti, Gh. 2; opt var í túni teiti meiri, Gkv. 1. 22; ek verð at hefja þessa teiti, Fms. vii. 119; hitt er ölsiðr meiri, at menn göri sér gaman, ok fám oss ölteiti nökkura, id.; leik ok teiti. play and joy, vii. (in a verse): poët., hugins teiti, the raven’s cheer, Geisli. teiti-mál, n. pl. words of good cheer, Kormak.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

poët.: poetically.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gh.: Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

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