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.)
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