Þéttr
Old Norse Dictionary - þéttr
Meaning of Old Norse word "þéttr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word þéttr can mean:þéttr
- þéttr
- adj. [Engl. tight, taut; Dan. tæt], tight, opp. to leaking; vátviðri en hús eigi þétt, Bs. i. 316; í skinnbrókum þéttum, water-tight, 330; ok lykr fast ok þétt, Þiðr. 70; skip þétt sem bytta, Krók. 25 new Ed.; ó-þéttr, lög-þéttr, water-tight, of a cask.
- þéttr
- 2. heavy, close;þétt svör, Ó. H. (in a verse); all-þétt, þéttan, acc. as adverb, closely, hard, Ísl. ii. (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- opp.
- opposed.
- acc.
- accusative.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Krók.
- Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)