Teiti
Old Norse Dictionary - teiti
Meaning of Old Norse word "teiti"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- teiti
- f. gladsomeness, joy, cheerfulness; mæla teiti, Gh. 2; opt var í túni teiti meiri, Gkv. 1. 22; ek verð at hefja þessa teiti, Fms. vii. 119; hitt er ölsiðr meiri, at menn göri sér gaman, ok fám oss ölteiti nökkura, id.; leik ok teiti. play and joy, vii. (in a verse): poët., hugins teiti, the raven’s cheer, Geisli. teiti-mál, n. pl. words of good cheer, Kormak.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛁᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- poët.
- poetically.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gh.
- Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)