Bit

Old Norse Dictionary - bit

Meaning of Old Norse word "bit"

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

Old Norse word bit can mean:bit

bit
n. bite, Lat. morsus; at tönnunum er bitsins ván, Skálda 163: of cutting instruments, sax vænligt til bits, Fs. 6: of insects, mýbit, bite of gnats, Rd. 295; bit flugdýra, 655 xxx; dýrbit, a fox killing lambs, Bs. ii. 137.
bit
β. pasture = beit, n. G. L. i. 246.

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

Abbreviations used:

Lat.
Latin.
n.
neuter.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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