Bjáta

Meaning of Old Norse word "bjáta"

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

bjáta

ad, to beat, knock; only in the metaph. phrase, það bjátar á, to strike against, of reverses, misfortune, (mod.)

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