Beita
Old Norse Dictionary - beita
Meaning of Old Norse word "beita"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- beita
- u, f. bait, Bs. ii. 179, Hým. 17, Edda 38; now esp. for fish, and used in many compds, e. g. beitu-fjara, u, f. the shore where shell-fish for bait are gathered; beitu-lauss, adj.; beitu-leysi, n., etc.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛁᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- esp.
- especially.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hým.
- Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)