Þeist

Old Norse Dictionary - þeist

Meaning of Old Norse word "þeist" in English.

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

þeist
or þeisti, a, m. a bird, uria grylle or colymbus grylle l., the sea-pigeon, Edda (Gl.): mod. teisti-kofa, or also þeista, u, f., Fél. i. 19; mod. Norse teiste, Edda (Gl.), passim in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fél.
Félags-rit.
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