Æti
Old Norse Dictionary - æti
Meaning of Old Norse word "æti"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word æti can mean:æti
- æti
- n.
- æti
- I. [eta, át], an edible thing; in compds, hrá-æti.
- æti
- II. [A. S. âten], oats; bygg heitir með mönnum, en barr með goðum, kalla vöxt Vanir, æti jötnar, Alm. 33 (a απ. λεγ.)
- æti
- COMPDS: æti-sveppr, æti-þang, etc., edible tang or sea-weed, Hjalt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
- etc.
- et cetera.
Works & Authors cited:
- Alm.
- Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
- Hjalt.
- Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.