Hneita
Old Norse Dictionary - hneita
Meaning of Old Norse word "hneita"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hneita
- t, causal from hníta, q. v., to cut or wound (?); síðan kallaði Ólafr sverðit Hneiti, þvíat honum þótti þat hneita önnur sverð fyrir hvassleika sakir, i. e. it was keener than other swords, Fms. iv. 58: the same word is prob. the true reading in Fas. ii. 131 (viz. hneittir for kveittir).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᛁᛁᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- prob.
- probably.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- viz.
- namely.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)