Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Biti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

4 definitions

1 biti

a, m.

2 biti

1. a bit, mouthful (cp. munnbiti); konungr át nökkura bita af hrosslifr, Fms. i. 37, Játv. 26, Rd. 283: in the phrase, biðja bitum, to go begging, Grág. i. 278.

3 biti

2. an eye-tooth = jaxl, q. v., [Swed. betar]; eru vér ok svá gamlir, ok svá bitar upp komnir, i. e. we are no longer babies, have got our eye-teeth, Fms. viii. 325.

4 biti

3. a crossbeam, girder in a house, Ld. 316, Gþl. 346: in a ship, Lat. transtrum, Fms. ix. 44, Sturl. iii. 61.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

biti

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "biti" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
q. v.: quod vide.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Játv.: Játvarðar Saga. (E. II.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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