Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tauta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 tauta

að, [Engl. toot; Dutch tuyten], to mutter, murmur in a low voice; ekki týr yðr nú at tauta eðr tutla hann Sverri af konungdóminum, Fms. viii. 234; hvað ertú að tauta? tauta e-ð fyrir munni sér; tauta í hljóði: poët. of a stream, vatnið af heiðum veltist niðr, var það að tauta giljum í, Bb.

Similar Words

TÁ
tá-hreinn
tá-járn
tá-meyra
tá-tilja

Runic Inscription

tauta

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
poët.: poetical, poetically.

Works & Authors

Bb.: Búnaðar-bálkr.
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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