Hepti
Old Norse Dictionary - hepti
Meaning of Old Norse word "hepti"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hepti can mean:hepti
- hepti
- n. [Germ. heft], the haft or hilt of a dirk, Gísl. 18, Fas. i. 56, ii. 358, Eb. 250, cp. Grett. 153 new Ed., Landn. 248. hepti-sax, n. a kind of dagger, Grett. 141; knífa-h., Sks. 127.
- hepti
- II. [Germ. heft; Dan. hefte], a part, fasciculus of a book, (mod.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛒᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)