Heiti
Old Norse Dictionary - heiti
Meaning of Old Norse word "heiti"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- heiti
- n. a name, denomination, 623. 62, Fms. i. 23, Hkr. i. 320, Orkn. (begin.); úkennd heiti, simple nouns, opp. to kenningar, circumlocutions or metaphors, Edda (Sksm.); heiti and nafn are used almost synonymously, lands-heiti, staða-heiti.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛁᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- begin.
- beginning.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sksm.
- Skáldskapar-mál. (C. I.)