Hati

Old Norse Dictionary - hati

Meaning of Old Norse word "hati"

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

Old Norse word hati can mean:hati

hati
a, m. one who shuns; baug-hati, gull-hati, a liberal man, Lex. Poët. passim.
hati
2. the name of the mock sun (wolf) which is in front of the sun, Edda (Gl.), Gm. 39: the name of a giant, Hkv. Hjörv.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
l.
line.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hkv. Hjörv.
Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)
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