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.)