Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HVATA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 HVATA

að, to make speed, hasten with a thing, with dat.; hvata för sinni, h. ferðinni, to hasten one’s journey, 655 iii. 3, Fms. iv. 144; hvata göngunni, to quicken one’s pace, Edda 7; h. þessu, Lv. 20; h. báli, make speed with the bale-fire, Fms. x. 379: absol. to hasten, speed, hann eggjar at menn skulu hvata, Fær. 262; hvata til skipa, Eg. 357; hvata heim, Ísl. ii. 387; h. í brott, Rd. 16: with prep., hvata at e-u, to make haste with a thing, Hkr. i. 103.

2 HVATA

II. also spelt hvota, Band, and Thom. 1. c., cp. hóta (II): to stretch forth with, with dat.; hvata hnefa at e-m, to threaten a person with the fist, but without striking, Grág. ii. 14; hvota skálm at e-m, Band, (in a verse); hvotandi sverðinu ofan í toman hausinn, Thom. 442: in mod. usage ota.

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Runic Inscription

HVATA

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "HVATA" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

absol: absolute, absolutely.
absol.: absolute, absolutely.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
dat.: dative.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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