Hætta

Old Norse Dictionary - hætta

Meaning of Old Norse word "hætta"

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

Old Norse word hætta can mean:hætta

hætta
u. f. danger, peril, Fms. iv. 122, 132; leggja á hættu, to run a risk, Eg. 86, 719; leggja sik, líf sitt í hættu, Fs. 4, 21, 41, Fms. iv. 86; eiga mikit í hættu, to run a great risk, Nj. 16, Fms. x. 232.
hætta
COMPDS: hættuefni, hættuferð, hættulauss, hættuligr, hættulítill, hættumikill, hætturáð.

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

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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