Kjöt-át
Old Norse Dictionary - kjöt-át
Meaning of Old Norse word "kjöt-át" (or kjǫt-át)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kjöt-át (kjǫt-át)
- n. a meat-eating, 656 A. ii 16, n. G. L. i. 343.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kjöt-át may be more accurately written as kjǫt-át.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚢᛏ-ᛅᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)