Meita
Old Norse Dictionary - meita
Meaning of Old Norse word "meita"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- meita
- t, [Ulf. maitan = κόπτειν; Germ. metzeln; cp. Germ. messer = knife]:—to cut; meita knífi, Fb. ii. 522 (in a verse); manar meita, to cut the mane, Akv. 37; ekki hafði hann látið meita skegg sitt né skera hár fyrir hrygðar sakir, Stj. 538.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛁᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Akv.
- Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)