Ýta

Old Norse Dictionary - ýta

Meaning of Old Norse word "ýta" in English.

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

ýta Old Norse word can mean:

ýta
t, [üt; Dan. yde = to give], to push out, launch; ok er hann rétti hönd sína til var sem ýtt væri stokknum at honum, Mar.; sízt honum var ytt af hlunni, Fms. vi. (in a verse); þrælarnir skolu róa at veiði-fangi, en Þórarinn bryti skal yta ok vera síðan hjá Þóreyju, but Th. shall help them to launch, but then remain with Th., Fs. 144 (ýta þeim, 176, l. c.); var þá ýtt skipinu, Sturl. iii. 56; freq. in mod. usage.
ýta
2. absol. to launch, start on a voyage; hvaðan ýttu þér (?), vér ýttum frá Gásum, Fms. vi. 360; vér ýttum af Noregi, Ld. 80.
ýta
II. metaph., yta gulli, to give gold, Edda (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
absol.
absolute, absolutely.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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