Heit
Old Norse Dictionary - heit
Meaning of Old Norse word "heit"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- heit
- n. pl. [cp. Ulf. wota = ἀπειλή], threatening words or gestures, threats, Lat. minae; standa undir heitum ok íllyrðum, Bs. i. 728; heit ok harðyrði, Barl. 194; köld heit, Edda (Ht.); þeirra heit dvínuðu, Edda (in a verse); af heitum, from his threatening gestures, Am. 19.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Similar entries:
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Ht.
- Hátta-tal. (C. I.)