Veita

Old Norse Dictionary - veita

Meaning of Old Norse word "veita" in English.

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

veita: u, f., qs. vreita, dropping the r, [akin to reitr, rít, q. v., the root word; A. S. wrîtan = to trench; this is borne out by the mod. Norwegian forms as stated by Ivar Aasen, veit in Sogn, but vreite in Thelemarken; reite near Mandal]:—a trench, ditch; of vatn-veitur, of water-trenches, aqueducts, Grág. (Kb.) ii. 97; eigi skal hann annarra lönd meiða í veitunni, … of veitu-garða, trench-ditches, Grág. ii. 281; eigi á maðr at göra veitur í landi sínu svá at hann spilli landi eða engi manns þess er fyrir neðan býr, 282.

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

Similar entries:

Veita (II)

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

f.: feminine.

mod.: modern.

qs.: quasi.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)

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