Beita

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

beita Old Icelandic word can mean:

beita

I)

beita

f. bait, esp. for fish.

beita

II)

beita

(-tta, -ttr), v.

beita

1) to ‘cause to bite’, graze, with the animals in dat. (~ nautum), the pasture in acc. (~ haga, land, engi);

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absol. to pasture cattle (~ í skógi);

beita

~ upp land, to exhaust by grazing;

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~ upp (to consume) engjum ok heyjum;

beita

2) to handle, use a weapon (~ sverði);

beita

3) to hunt or chase (with dogs or hawks);

beita

~ e-n hundum, to set dogs on one;

beita

4) fig., ~ e-n brögðum, úlögum, illu, to deal cunningly, unlawfully, badly with one;

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recipr., við höfum opt brögðum beizt, schemed against each other;

beita

5) to harness (a horse, &c.) to a vehicle (~ hest fyrir vagn);

beita

beittu enn blakka mar, saddle thy black steed;

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fig., ~ e-n fyrir e-t, to put one at the head of;

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refl., ~st fyrir e-t or e-u, to lead the cause;

beita

6) to furnish (a vehicle) with horses (vagn at ~);

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7) to steer or sail near the wind, to cruise (~ þeir í brot, frá landinu);

beita

fengu þeir beitt fyrir Skotland, they weathered S.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛁᛏᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary