Endr-geta

Old Norse Dictionary - endr-geta

Meaning of Old Norse word "endr-geta"

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

endr-geta
gat, to bear (give birth to) again; sonu þína sem Heilög Kristni endrgat, 623. 28; endrgetinn fyrir vatn ok Helgan Anda, Hom. 55, Fms. iii. 166; endrgetinn af vatni ok Helgum Anda, Hom. 3: reflex. to be born again, Post. 656 B. 11, Niðrst. 104.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Niðrst.
Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)
Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
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