Þeyta

Old Norse Dictionary - þeyta

Meaning of Old Norse word "þeyta" in English.

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

þeyta Old Norse word can mean:

þeyta: t, a causal to þjóta, þaut:—to make sound, þeyta lúðr, to blow the trumpet, Stj. 392, Al. 35; þ. hornum, to blow the horn, Stj. 133; þeyta organ, to blow the organ, Konr.; þeyta röddina, to shout out, Fms. i. 302, 303, Thom. 409, passim.

þeyta: 2. to gallop, to ride fast, Fas. i. 93, and in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

þ.: þáttr.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Konr.: Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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