Tæta

Old Norse Dictionary - tæta

Meaning of Old Norse word "tæta"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word tæta can mean:tæta

tæta
1. (i. e. tœta), t, [akin to tó and tæja, or is it to be written tæta, from táta?]:—to tear, of wool, to teaze or pick the wool; t. sundr, to tear to shreds, the word occurs in Edda (in a verse), and is freq. in mod. usage.
tæta
2. u, f. and tætingr, m. shreds.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
i. e.
id est.
mod.
modern.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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