Teitr
Old Norse Dictionary - teitr
Meaning of Old Norse word "teitr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word teitr can mean:teitr
- teitr
- adj. [A. S. tât; mid.H. G. zeiz = dear, beloved], glad, cheerful; tefldu í túni teitir vóru, Vsp. 8; teitum jó, a wild steed, Hm. 89; vit skolum teitir, Hkv. 1. 6; ú-teitr, downcast, Hým.; ein-teiti, q. v.; öl-teiti, q. v.
- teitr
- II. Teitr, a pr. name, Landn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛁᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- m.
- masculine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
- n.
- neuter.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Hým.
- Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)