Kjöt-ætr
Old Norse Dictionary - kjöt-ætr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kjöt-ætr" (or kjǫt-ætr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kjöt-ætr (kjǫt-ætr)
- adj. eatable; also of days on which flesh was allowed; fugla þá er kjötætir eru, K. Þ. K. 132, Sks. 180; á þeim tíðum er kjötætt er, id.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kjöt-ætr may be more accurately written as kjǫt-ætr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚢᛏ-ᛅᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Works & Authors cited:
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)