Æta

Meaning of Old Norse word "æta"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

æta

u, f. an eater; in mann-æta, a man-eater, cannibal; hrossa-kjöts-æta, a horse-flesh-eater.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements