Eta
Old Norse Dictionary - eta
Meaning of Old Norse word "eta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word eta can mean:eta
- eta
- u, f., mod. jata, a crib, manger, Hom. 36, 127, Mar. 26; in the proverb, standa öllum fótum í etu, to stand with all feet in the crib, to live at rack and manger. Gísl. 46. etu-stallr, m. a crib, manger, Orkn. 218.
- eta
- II. medic. cancer, Magn. 480: mod. áta or átu-mein.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)