Heitr

Old Norse Dictionary - heitr

Meaning of Old Norse word "heitr"

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

Old Norse word heitr can mean:heitr

heitr
adj. [cp. Ulf. heito = fever, Matth. viii. 14; A. S. hât; Engl. hot; Hel. hêt; Germ. heiss; Dan. heed;; Swed. het]:—hot, burning; heitan eld, Ísl. ii. 152; eldi heitari, hotter than fire, Hm. 50, Grett. 134; heitt skin, hot sunshine, FmS. i. 118, vi. 411; heitt veðr, hot weather, vii. 165; veðr heitt af sólu, Ísl. ii. 193; skaltú eigi þurfa heitara at baka, Nj. 199; heitt siment, hot mortar, FmS. vi. 153; eða hellir hann á hann því nökkvi er svá heitt er, at (of a fluid), Grág. ii. 129; heit mjólk, Lv. 70; heitr grautr, Eb. 198; ekki er heitt, ‘tis not hot, Lv. l. c.; e-m er (verðr) heitt, to be warm, SkS. 63; mér er heitt, I am hot; eld-h., hot as fire; glóð-h., glowing hot; brenn-h., burning hot; fun-h., sjóð-h., etc., q. v.; heitt blóð, heitr sveiti, Korm.
heitr
II. metaph. hot, ardent; heit ást, hot love; unna (elska) heitt, to love dearly, Lex. Poët., and in mod. usage.
heitr
2. hot, angry; göra sik heitan, BS. i. 717, Stj. 181; verða h. við e-n, 719.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Hel.
Heliand.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
Saga.
Swed.
Swedish.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

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