Ketta
Old Norse Dictionary - ketta
Meaning of Old Norse word "ketta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ketta
- u, f. a she-cat: of a giantess, Fb. i. 526, Grett. 151 new Ed.: kettu-hryggr, m. a nickname, Bs. i.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛏᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)