Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Heit

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 heit

n. a solemn promise, vow; munu yðr heit hans öll föst, Eg. 28, Þorst. St. 55; efnt þykkisk þú hafa heit þín, en nú eru eptir mín heit, Nj. 59; en í engum heitum (engagement) vil ek bindask, Ó. H. 32: in sing. a vow, holy vow, kvað engan hlut batna munu við þat heit, Rd. 248; er honum þótti sem þegit mundi heitið, Glúm. 348; efla heit, to make a vow, Gísl. 90; stofna heit, id., Fms. ii. 16, Sturl. i. 222; festa heit, id., Bs. i. 184: but esp., strengja heit, to make a solemn vow (in the heathen time, whence heit-strenging), Fs. 122, Ísl. ii. 166, Fms. i. 3, xi. 26, Fb. ii. 353, Hrafn. 5; enda heit sitt, Fb. ii. 371: eccl. a vow, offra Drottni heit sín, Stj. 429; heit öll ok testamenta, K. Á. 216: a promise (in marriage), hann bað konunnar ok fékk heitið hennar, Edda 23; bregða föstu heiti, to break a promise, Alm. 5.

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Runic Inscription

heit

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
sing: singular.
sing.: singular.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Alm.: Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
Am.: Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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