Eta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 eta

u, f., mod. jata, a crib, manger, Hom. 36, 127, Mar. 26; in the proverb, standa öllum fótum í etu, to stand with all feet in the crib, to live at rack and manger. Gísl. 46. etu-stallr, m. a crib, manger, Orkn. 218.

2 eta

II. medic. cancer, Magn. 480: mod. áta or átu-mein.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Gr.: Greek.
Hel.: Heliand.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
imperat.: imperative.
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
medic.: medicinally.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
pl.: plural.
pr.: proper.
pres.: present.
pret.: preterite.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
proncd.: pronounced.
recipr.: reciprocally.
S.: South, Southern.
subj.: subjunctive.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)
Hallgr.: Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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