HEITR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HEITR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HEITR

adj. [cp. Ulf. heito = fever, Matth. viii. 14; A. S. hât; Engl. hot; Hel. hêt; Germ. heiss; Dan. heed;; Swed. het]:—hot, burning; heitan eld, Ísl. ii. 152; eldi heitari, hotter than fire, Hm. 50, Grett. 134; heitt skin, hot sunshine, Fms. i. 118, vi. 411; heitt veðr, hot weather, vii. 165; veðr heitt af sólu, Ísl. ii. 193; skaltú eigi þurfa heitara at baka, Nj. 199; heitt siment, hot mortar, Fms. vi. 153; eða hellir hann á hann því nökkvi er svá heitt er, at (of a fluid), Grág. ii. 129; heit mjólk, Lv. 70; heitr grautr, Eb. 198; ekki er heitt, ‘tis not hot, Lv. l. c.; e-m er (verðr) heitt, to be warm, Sks. 63; mér er heitt, I am hot; eld-h., hot as fire; glóð-h., glowing hot; brenn-h., burning hot; fun-h., sjóð-h., etc., q. v.; heitt blóð, heitr sveiti, Korm.

2 HEITR

II. metaph. hot, ardent; heit ást, hot love; unna (elska) heitt, to love dearly, Lex. Poët., and in mod. usage.

3 HEITR

2. hot, angry; göra sik heitan, Bs. i. 717, Stj. 181; verða h. við e-n, 719.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᛁᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
Hel.
Heliand.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
South, Southern.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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