Fit
Old Norse Dictionary - fit
Meaning of Old Norse word "fit"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word fit can mean:fit
- fit
- f., pl. fitjar, gen. fitja, dat. fitjum, the webbed foot of water-birds, (hence fit-fuglar opposed to kló-fuglar), Grág. i. 416, Sks. 169: also of a seal, 179. fitja-skamr, adj. havinga short f. (of a seal), Ld. 56.
- fit
- 2. the web or skin of the feet of animals, flá fit af fremra fæti, ok göra af skó, n. G. l. i. 31, Fas. iii. 386, Fms. iv. 336.
- fit
- II. metaph. meadow land on the banks of a firth, lake, or river, Fms. iv. 41, Vm. 168; á fitjum ár þeirrar er fellr millum húsa, Krók. 38, Eg. 132; Agnafit (in Sweden), very freq. in Icel. names of places, vide Landn.
- fit
- 2. the edge or hem of a sock, knitted things, etc., hence fitja upp, to begin knitting a piece; dúkr fitja-lagðr, a hemmed kerchief, Pm. 99.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- dat.
- dative.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- v.
- vide.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- etc.
- et cetera.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Krók.
- Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Pm.
- Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)