Old Norse Dictionary Entry

áttandi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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1 áttandi

and áttundi, old form átti, ord. number eighth, Lat. octavus; við (hinn) átta mann, Landn. 304; hálfr átti tögr, Clem. 47; átti dagr Jóla, Fms. iii. 137, Rb. 8, K. Á. 152, 218. The form áttandi occurs early, esp. in Norse writers, N. G. L. i. 10, 348, 350, Sks. 692 B: in Icel. writers with changed vowel áttundi, which is now the current form, Mar. 656 A. i, Hkr. ii. 286, where the old vellum MS. Ó. H. 173 has átta.

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Runic Inscription

áttandi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
vellum: vellum.

Works & Authors

Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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