Þeyta

Old Norse Dictionary - þeyta

Meaning of Old Norse word "þeyta"

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

Old Norse word þeyta can mean:þeyta

þeyta
t, a causal to þjóta, þaut:—to make sound, þeyta lúðr, to blow the trumpet, Stj. 392, Al. 35; þ. hornum, to blow the horn, Stj. 133; þeyta organ, to blow the organ, Konr.; þeyta röddina, to shout out, Fms. i. 302, 303, Thom. 409, passim.
þeyta
2. to gallop, to ride fast, Fas. i. 93, and in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
þ.
þáttr.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Konr.
Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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